Subject Guide: Forestry Information Resources | Mansfield Library | The University of Montana-Missoula

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Mansfield Library Subject Guides

Forestry Information Resources

Prepared by: Barry Brown, Science Librarian (406) 243-6811
August 2000

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PRIMARY INDEXES & ABSTRACTS TO THE LITERATURE


Agricola Electronic Resources : 1979 - present
Comprehensive agriculture, forestry
(includes USFS research), grazing,
resource management
Biological Abstracts Electronic Resources : 1980 - present 
Paper: 1926 - present
574 B615 Lv.5
Biweekly with concept heading arrangement.
6 month cumulative indexes.
Comprehensive biological research literature:
journal articles
Indexes: author, subject, biosystematic,
generic
Biological & Agricultural Index Electronic Resources : 1983 - present
Paper: 1916 - 1992
630.5 X B615 Lv. 5
General biology and agriculture
Forestry Bibliographies (Univ. of Minn.)
  • Social Sciences in Forestry Bibl.
    		• http://forestry.lib.umn.edu/bib/SSiF.html:
    1985 - present
  • Trail Planning, Construction &
        Maintenance Bibl.
    		• http://forestry.lib.umn.edu/bib/trls.html :
    1984 - present
  • Tropical Forest Conservation &
        Development Bibliography
    		• http://forestry.lib.umn.edu/bib/trps.html :
    1992 - present
  • Urban Forestry Bibliography
    		• http://forestry.lib.umn.edu/bib/urban.html :
    1982 - present
    Plant Science Electronic Resources : 1994 - present
    General botany and plant science
    TreeCD Electronic Resources : 1939 - present
    Comprehensive forestry literature.
    Indexes: author, subject
  • Forestry Abstracts
    		• Paper: 1939 - present
    634.905 F7182 Lv. 5-Oversize
  • Forest Products Abstracts
    		• Paper: 1978 - present
    634.9805 F7166 Lv.5
    Wildlife Worldwide Electronic Resources :
    1935 - present Wildlife Abstracts 1935 - present
    I 49.17/2 Lv.1 -Gov. Docs.
    Cumulative index to Wildlife Review.
    Comprehensive wildlife literature
    (includes USFWS research)
    Indexes: author, subject, geographic, systematic
    WorldCat Electronic Resources : all time periods
    Library Union Catalog :
    Paper: I 49.17/2 Lv.1 -Gov. Docs.
    Books, state & federal government documents,
    media, dissertations, etc.
    Zoological Record Electronic Resources : 1978 - present
    Paper: 1992 - present
    590 X Z87 - Lv. 5
    Comprehensive taxonomic literature.
    Selective zoological literature.
    Yearly: phylogenetic sections: protozoa, aves, etc.
    Indexes: author, subject, geographic,
    paleontologic, systematic, documents, media,
    dissertations, etc.

      Index
    or
    Database    		 article
    citation
    ======>     		Check Journal List
    		======> Journal in
     stacks or
    E-Journal


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    OTHER INDEXES & ABSTRACTS TO THE LITERATURE

    Academic Index Electronic Resources
    General magazine journal index (some full
    text articles)
    Applied Science & Technology Index Electronic Resources
    General index to all areas applied science
    (some full text articles)
    Business Index Electronic Resources
    Business magazine/journal index
    (some full text articles)
    Plant Science Catalog 1903 - 1958
    580 X U58p Lv.5-Oversize
    Botany Subject Index. Older botanical literature.
    Chemical Abstracts 540.5 C5171b Lv.5
    Comprehensive chemical literature
    Conference Papers Index Electronic Resources
    Papers, poster sessions at scientific meetings
    CSA Science & Environmental Databases -
    Biological Sciences     		Electronic Resources
    Biological research (includes Entomology Abstracts)
    CSA Science & Environmental Databases -
    Environmental & Pollution Management Group     		Electronic Resources
    Pollution Research
    Current Research Information System - CRIS http://www.nal.usda.gov/ttic/coagra/cris.htm
    Dissertations, Proquest Digitial Electronic Resources
    Paper: 378.2 D613 Lv. 2
    Comprehensive PhD Index
    Environmental Routenet Electronic Resources
    Current environmental news, information, legislation
    Fire Effects Information System http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
    Plants and animals
    Funded Research - US http://www.cos.com/
    GeoRef Electronic Resources
    Comprehensive geology, hydrology, paleontology
    Government Documents Index  U.S. Electronic Resources
    Government Agency research
    Index Kewensis (CD-Rom) 582 I38 1997 - Lv.3- Information Center;
    use on Reference Specialized Resources
    Computer.
    Plant nomenclature
    Ingenta Gateway Electronic Resources
    Journal table of contents, general index,
    document delivery service
    Newsbank Electronic Resources
    Newspaper index, full text
    NTIS Electronic Resources
    U.S. Government sponsored science &
    technology research
    PsycInfo Electronic Resources
    Comprehensive psychology & leisure studies
    Science Citation Index 500 X S4163 Lv.5 -Oversize
    Allows "cycling forward" from a previous citation to
    those citing it
    Sociological Abstracts Electronic Resources
    Comprehensive sociology
    Sport Discus Electronic Resources
    Sport physiology & medicine & general sports and
    recreation information
    Water Resources Routenet Electronic Resources
    Hydrology and water research information and news


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    ENCYCLOPEDIAS & DICTIONARIES

    Botanical Latin 580.14 S799 1992 Lv.3-Reference
    Concise Dictionary of Biology 574.03 C744 Lv.3-Reference
    The Concise Dictionary of Botany 581.03 C744 Lv.3-Reference
    The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology 591.03 C744 - Lv.3-Reference
    Concise Encyclopedia Biochemistry 574.192 B864e 1988 - Lv.5
    Concise Encyclopedia Biology 574.03 A111 Lv.3-Reference
    Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 570.3 L738d Lv.3-Reference
    Dictionary of Forestry 634.903 T319 Lv.3-Reference
    A Dictionary of Genetics 575.103 K54d Lv.3-Reference
    Dictionary of Natural Resource Management 333.703 D926d Lv.2
    Dictionary of Plant Toxins 615.952 D554 Lv.3-Reference
    A Dictionary of Zoology 590.3 L495d Lv.3-Reference
    Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science 630.3 E56 Lv.3-Reference
    Encyclopedia of Biostatistics 610.72 E56 Lv.3-Reference
    Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology 574.503 E56 Lv.3-Reference
    Encyclopedia of Horticulture 635.903 E93n Lv.3-Reference
    Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants 615.3203 C527 Lv.3-Reference
    Encyclopedia of Microbiology 576.03 E56 Lv.3-Reference
    Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology 574.8803 E56 Lv.3-Reference
    Encyclopedia of World Timbers 634.97 B778e Lv.3-Reference
    Forestry Glossaries http://www.uwasa.fi/comm/termino/
    collect/forestry.html
    Global Biodiversity: status.... 333.9511 G562 Lv.2
    Glossary of Forestry Terms http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/pab/publctns/
    glossary/glossary.htm
    Life Science Dictionary http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/search/
    dict-search.html
    McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Environmental Science 304.203 M147 Lv.2
    Natural Resources 333.703 N285 Lv.2
    Terminology of Forest Science:
    Technology, Practice and Byproducts     		634.903 T319 Lv.5
    Wiley Encyclopedia of Environmental
    Pollution and Cleanup     		628.5 M6138 Lv.3-Reference


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    DIRECTORIES & HANDBOOKS & GUIDES

    Beacham's International Threatened,
    Endangered, & Extinct Species     		IM 088 : CD-Rom at Information Center-Lv.3;
    load on Specialized Resources Computer
    Biodiversity and Conservation -
    hypertext - college     		http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/
    Titlpage.htm
    CBE Style Manual: a Guide for Authors, ....
    in the Biological Sciences     		686.2252 C855c Lv.3-Reference
    Endangered Species Home Page http://endangered.fws.gov/index.html
    Environment on File 333.7 E614 Lv.2-Oversize
    Forestry Handbook 634.9 F718 Lv.3-Reference
    Global Biodiversity: status ... 333.9511 G562 Lv.2
    Guide to Information Sources
    in the Botanical Sciences     		581 X D261g Lv.3-Reference
    A Guide to the Zoological Literature 591 X B433 Lv.3-Reference
    A Handbook of Biological Investigation 574.01 A496h Lv.5
    Information Sources in the Life Sciences 570 X I43 Lv.3-Reference
    The Island Press Bibliography
    of Environmental Literature     		333.7 x I82 Lv.2
    Library Research Guide to Biology 574.072 K59L Lv.3-Reference
    The Literature of Forestry and Agroforestry 634.9 L776 Lv.3-Reference
    Using the Biological Literature 574.0724 D261u Lv.5


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    ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

    Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute http://www.wilderness.net/leopold/
    Canadian Forest Service http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/cfs-scf/
    index_e.html
    FAO - Forestry http://www.fao.org/forestry
    IUFRO Intl. Union of Forestry Research Organizations http://iufro.boku.ac.at/
    Montana DNRC - Forestry Division http://www.dnrc.state.mt.us/forestry/
    index.htm
    Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks http://www.fwp.state.mt.us/
    Montana Natural Resources Information System http://www.nris.state.mt.us/
    Naive Forest Network http://www.nativeforest.org/
    Silva Forest Foundation http://www.silvafor.org/
    Society of American Foresters http://www.safnet.org/
    Society of American Foresters - MT Chapter http://www.forestry.umt.edu/hosting/saf/
    UM - Riparian and Wetland Research Program http://www.rwrp.umt.edu/
    U.S. Bureau of Land Management http://www.blm.gov/
    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov/
    U.S.F.S. - Rocky MT Research Station - RMRS http://www.fs.fed.us/
    U.S.F.S. - RMRS - Fire Sciences Lab http://firelab.org/
    U.S. Park Service http://www.nps.gov/
    The Wildlife Society http://www.wildlife.org/

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    FIRE INFORMATION & RESEARCH

    Subject Headings-
    partial list to use when searching journal indexes
    or Library Catalog: forest fire, forest fires,
    wildfire, wildfires, burning, fire ecology     		Specialized Magazine/ Journals-
    browsing examples: Fire Management Notes;
    International Journal of Wildland Fire
    Canadian Wildfire Network http://www.denendeh.com/flycolor/wildfire/
    index.htm
    Earth Observatory http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
    Fire Ecology Database http://www.ttrs.org/feco.html
    FireNet Virtual Library http://lorenz.mur.csu.edu.au/fire/library.html
    Global Fire Net http://www.umt.edu/globalfirenet/
    Montana Fires http://www.montanafires.com/
    References on the American Indian Use of Fire ... http://wings.buffalo.edu/academic/department/
    anthropology/Documents/firebib

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    FORESTRY - DIRECTORIES & INDEXES & SUBJECT GUIDES

    AgNIC Agriculture Network Information Center http://www.agnic.org/
    Agriculture Virtual Library http://cipm.ncsu.edu/agvl/
    Arboriculture On-line http://www2.champaign.isa-arbor.com/
    Canadian Forestry Links http://www.magma.ca/%7Eevb/forest.html
    Canadian Forests http://www.canadian-forests.com/
    First Nations Forestry Canadian http://www.library.ubc.ca/xwi7xwa/
    forestx.htm
    Forest History http://forestry.about.com/
    msub22.htm?once=true
    Forest History - Bibliography http://www.lib.duke.edu/forest/biblio.html
    Forestry About.com http://forestry.about.com/?once=true&
    Forestry Virtual Library http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/Forestry/
    Forestry WWW Information http://www.forestry.bangor.ac.uk/
    internet/ForWWW.htm
    Forestry Yahoo! http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Agriculture/
    Forestry/
    Forestry AgNIC http://forestry.lib.umn.edu/agnic/
    Forestry Journals http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/Forestry/Category/
    Publications/Journals/
    Forests World Resources Institute http://www.wri.org/wri/forests/
    Global Forest Watch http://www.wri.org/gfw/
    Good Forestry http://www.goodforestry.com
    Managing Rangelands http://ag.arizona.edu/agnic/
    Sustainable Development Virtual Library http://www.ulb.ac.be/ceese/meta/sustvl.html
    UM School of Forestry -
    Research Projects & Programs     		http://www.forestry.umt.edu/research/MFCES/
    World Soil Resources http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/WSR/

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    GIS/MAPS/REMOTE SENSING

    Geographic Information System http://www.usgs.gov/research/gis/title.html
    GISLinx http://www.gislinx.com/
    Landsat 7 http://landsat7.usgs.gov/
    Maps and GIS Resources InfoMine http://infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?maps
    Montana Topographical Maps http://nris.state.mt.us/nsdi/drg.html
    Remote Sensing Virtual Library http://www.vtt.fi/tte/research/tte1/tte14/virtual/
    TerraServer.com - Aerial Imagery http://www.terraserver.com/
    UM, Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group http://www.forestry.umt.edu/ntsg/default.htm
    The University of Montana,
    School of Forestry - GIS Links     		http://www.forestry.umt.edu/infotech/gis/links.htm

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    LEISURE STUDIES & RECREATION MANAGEMENT

    Subject Headings-
    partial list to use when searching journal indexes
    or Library Catalog: recreation; leisure     		Specialized Magazine/ Journals-
    browsing examples: Journal of Leisure Research;
    Leisure Sciences
    America's Wilderness: the complete guide ... 796.5 T581a Lv.3-Reference
    GORP Great Outdoors Recreation Page http://www.gorp.com/
    Hiking and Backpacking http://home.earthlink.net/~knapke/
    hike001.htm
    Hiking Trails, Western U.S. 917.8 R161h Lv.3-Reference
    Leisure Studies Web Links http://www.gu.edu.au/school/lst/
    services/lswp/resfrme.htm
    National Survey of Fishing, Hunting,...Wildlife... http://www.census.gov/prod/
    www/abs/fishing.html
    Outdoor Recreation Research http://www4.ncsu.edu/~leung/recres.html
    Park Search L.L. Bean http://www.llbean.com/parksearch/
    Parks Directory of the U.S. 790.068 S645p Lv.3-Reference
    Recreation.Gov Recreational Opportunities
    on Federal Lands     		http://www.Recreation.gov/
    UM - Institute for Tourism & Recreation Research http://www.forestry.umt.edu/research/
    MFCES/programs/itrr/
    Wilderness Information Network http://www.wilderness.net/

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    ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY

    Amphibian Information WebSite http://monitoring2.pwrc.nbs.gov/amphibs/
    Aquatic Life and Ecology http://www.nysfola.org/alinks/
    Biodiversity and Biological Collections http://www.keil.ukans.edu/
    Biological Control - Virtual Information Center http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/biocontrol/
    biocontrol.html
    Biological Indicators of Watershed Health - EPA http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/
    Biological Sciences Resources - CSUBIOWEB http://arnica.csustan.edu/
    Bird Links to the World http://www.bsc-eoc.org/links/links.jsp
    Botany, Internet Directory for http://www.botany.net/IDB/
    Botany - Virtual Library http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/www-vl/
    Botany Journals http://www.e-journals.org/botany/
    Dendrome: Forest Tree Genome Database http://dendrome.ucdavis.edu/
    Ecologists, WWW Sites of Interest to http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~brach/
    Ecology-WWW.html
    Ecology & Biodiversity - Virtual Library http://conbio.net/vl/
    Entomology on the WWW http://insects.tamu.edu/entoweb/
    Entomology - Virtual Library http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/
    WWWVL-Entomology.html
    Environment - Virtual Library http://earthsystems.org/VL/
    Fish - Virtual Library http://www.actwin.com/WWWVL-Fish.html
    Forest and Rangeland Birds of the U.S. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1998/
    forest/forest.htm
    Forest Genetics & Tree Breeding
    Virtual Library     		http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/forestgen/
    Forest Insect & Disease Leaflets http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/nr/fid/fidlpage.htm
    Genetics - Virtual Library http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/
    Human_Genome/genetics.html
    The Gymnosperm Database http://home.earthlink.net/~earlecj/
    Herpetology - Virtual Library http://cmgm.stanford.edu/~meisen/herp/
    Hortus...Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the U.S. 634.03 B155h Lv.3-Reference
    Life, the Universe, and Everything http://www.interaktv.com/LUnE/
    Microbiology and Virology - Virtual Library http://microbiol.org/vlmicro/index.htm
    Mycological Resources - Virtual Library http://www.keil.ukans.edu/~fungi/
    Mycorrhiza Information http://mycorrhiza.ag.utk.edu/
    Ornithology, Electronic Resources on http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/
    NHR/bird.html
    Parasites and Parasitological Resources http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/
    ~parasite/home.html
    Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov/
    Seeds of Woody Plants in North America 634.9562 Y73s 1992 Lv.3-Reference
    Silvics of North America http://www.forestworld.com/forestry/
    outreach/silvics/silvics_frame.html
    Species Information Electronic Resources
    Tree Conservation Database http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cgi-bin/SaCGI.cgi/trees.exe
    Tree Guide http://www.treeguide.com/
    Tree-Ring WebPage Dendochronology http://www.valdosta.edu/~grissino/
    Trees and Shrubs in Montana 582.1609786 T786 Lv. 5
    Trees of the Pacific Northwest http://osu.orst.edu/instruct/for241/
    Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest 570.6 W319p Lv. 5
    Woods of the World http://www.forestworld.com/wow/
    wowonline_home.html
    Zoology Internet Resource Guide http://www.biosis.org.uk/
    free_resources/resource_guide.html

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    STATISTICS & ECONOMICS & FOREST PRODUCTS

    Agricultural Economics Virtual Library http://www.agecon.com/index.htm
    AgFiber Technology http://www.agfibertechnology.com/
    Agricultural Statistics http://www.usda.gov/nass/pubs/
    agstats.htm
    British Columbia Silviculture & Statistics http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/forsite/jtfacts/
    Canadian Silviculture Directory http://home.istar.ca/~silvi/
    Directory of Forest Products http://www.forestdirectory.com/
    Directory of Wood Products Industry 674.058 H236 Lv.3-Reference
    European Forests Scorecards http://www.livingplanet.org/europe/forests
    /scorecards/scorecards_new.htm
    FAO Agriculture & Forestry Statistics http://apps.fao.org/
    Forest Products Industry Directory http://www.primusweb.com/
    Forest Resource Data http://forestry.about.com/science/forestry/
    msub1.htm?once=true&
    Forest Resources of Europe, No. America,
    Australia, Japan, New Zealand     		http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/fra/
    pdf/contents.htm
    Forest World Industry http://www.forestworld.com/
    Global Forest Conservation http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/
    data/cdrom2/
    Global Forestry Data http://www.forestworld.com/wow/country/
    countryframe.html
    Montana Agricultural Statistics http://www.nass.usda.gov/mt/
    Random Lengths, Yearbook 338.1749 R194 Lv.2
    State of the World's Forests http://www.fao.org/fo/FO/SOFO/SOFO99/
    sofo99-e.stm
    TAPPI Pulp & Paper Industry http://www.tappi.org/index.asp
    USDA Economics & Statistics http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/
    usda.html

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    URBAN FORESTRY

    Subject Headings-
    partial list to use when searching journal indexes or
    Library Catalog: urban forestry; trees in cities;
    community forestry; tree planting; vegetation management         		Specialized Magazine/ Journals-
    browsing examples: Tree Planters' Notes; Urban Forests
    Tree Link http://www.treelink.org/
    Urban Forest Bibliography http://forestry.lib.umn.edu/bib/urban.html
    Urban Forestry About.com http://forestry.about.com/cs/urbanforestry/index_2.htm?
    terms=urban+forestry
    Urban Forestry Forestry Agnic http://forestry.lib.umn.edu/agnic/urban.html
    Urban Forestry Forestry Virtual Library http://www.metla.fi/info/vlib/Forestry/Topic/Urban/

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    GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS -- Level 1

    U.S. Government Documents:

    Uses a different classification system from the rest of the library. The Government Printing Office uses the "Superintendent of Documents" or SuDocs system. Call numbers begin with a letter which corresponds to an agency, e.g. "A" for the Department of Agriculture.

    Listings of U.S. Government documents, from 1976 - present, appear in the :

    • Library Catalog
    • Government Documents Database
    • "Monthly Catalog of Government Publications" (print publication) : GP 3.8 Lv.1
      Within this publication are the -
      • "Cumulative Subject Index" (1871-1971) : 015.73 C971 Lv.1-Gov Doc Reference
      • "Cumulative Title Index to U.S. Public Documents" (1789-1976) : 015.73 L642 Lv.1-Gov Doc Reference

    U.S. Forest and Range Experiment Stations:

    • Forest Products Laboratory (FPL)
    • Intermountain Research Station (INT)
    • North Central Forest Experiment Station (NC)
    • Northeastern Forest Experiment Station NE)
    • Pacific NorthWest Forest and Range Experiment Station (PNW)
    • Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (RM)
    • Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (SE)
    • Southern Forest Experiment Station (SO)
    • U.S.D.A., Forest Service, Washington, D.C. (WO)
    NOTE: the station initials are needed to find the following list of publications:

    Research Papers A 13.78 Initials of station and number of paper
    Research Notes A 13.79 Initials of station and number of paper
    Resource Bulletin A 13.80 Initials of station and number of paper
    General Technical Reports A 13.88 Initials of station and number of paper