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Ecology & Environmental Science: Encyclopedias & Handbooks & Websites

Resources for anyone interested in ecology and environmental science disciplines

Specialized Encyclopedias & Websites

Use these specialized encyclopedias and websites as authoritative sources for general information on topics in ecology, biodiversity, conservation, or environmental sciences.  They provide information that you can use to learn more about a new subject, find introductory material for your papers & projects, or to help you find ideas for research topics.

Key Handbooks

These are only a few of the handbooks and electronic textbooks that are available online for you to use as background or introductory texts.  Use UC Library Search to find more handbooks on your topics.