Research Guides: ZOOL101: Global Climate Change and Its Impact on Animals Around the World: For this Research Project

Finding Your Sources 2.7: For this Research Project

These are examples of credible Web sites you could use for this assignment.

International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species
CITES: the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
CITES Checklist
the official list of CITES-listed species (scientific names) and their associated scientific synonyms; common names in English, French and Spanish (where available) and the CITES Appendix in which they are currently listed.
Species +
CITES-listed species database (hosted by UNEP-WCMC). Species+ contains information on all species that are listed in the Appendices of CITES and CMS, as well as other CMS Family listings and species included in the Annexes to the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations.
Science News
The online news site of Science magazine.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere.

Zoology Resources Online

The following web resources have been compiled by a librarian and may be useful in your research but don't forget to always evaluate any websites you use!

Government Search Engines

Agricola
Agricola
Indexes agriculture and allied disciplines, including food & nutrition, entomology, plant sciences, aquaculture, agricultural economics, earth and environmental sciences.
Science.gov
Science.gov is a portal to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results. There is also an excellent link to programs for science education.
USA.gov Government Search
Search a single location for U.S. government information, and to keep up to date on government news.
PUBMED
Find articles and other document types covering an extremely broad range of biomedical/clinical research. Use PubMed's "MeSH" (Medical Subject Heading) Database to explore and identify the vocabulary used by the database to express the concepts you're interested in. Use PubMed's "Clinical Queries" tool to identify different types of Evidence-Based information.

Open Access Journals

Directory of Open Access Journals
A database of over 5000 free, full text, peer reviewed scientific and scholarly journals from around the world.
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
A non-profit organization founded by a group of biomedical scientists, currently publishes 14 open access biomedical journals.

Resources on Climate Change

Encyclopedia of Climate Change by Salem Press
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9781637003725

Publication Date: 2022-12-30

This third edition of the Encyclopedia of Climate Change comprises more than 500 essays and extensive back matter written specifically to provide students at high school and undergraduate levels with a comprehensive and convenient source of information on the fundamental science, sociopolitical issues, and controversies surrounding climate change.
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia by Norman Macleod (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9781414490700

Publication Date: 2013-01-01

Chapter on climate change as well as separate volumes on each group of animals organized by taxonomy.
Greenhouse Planet : How Rising CO2 Changes Plants and Life As We Know It by Lewis H. Ziska
ISBN: 9780231556613

The carbon dioxide that industrial civilization spews into the atmosphere has dramatic consequences for life on Earth that extend beyond climate change. CO2 levels directly affect plant growth, in turn affecting any kind of life that depends on plants—in other words, everything.
The Atlas of Disappearing Places : Our Coasts and Oceans in the Climate Crisis by Conklin, Christina, author.; Psaros, Marina, author.
ISBN: 9781620974575

Publication Date: 2021

Seas are rising, oceans are acidifying, ice is melting, coasts are flooding, species are dying, and communities are faltering. Despite these dire circumstances, most of us don't have a clear sense of how the interconnected crises in our ocean are affecting the climate system, food webs, coastal cities, and biodiversity.

Key Periodicals

How Do I Find Scholarly Articles?

The MJC Library's database are accessible from the L & LC website.

Zoology Journals at MJC

Primary/Original Research

American Midland Naturalist
Scholarly, peer reviewed. Full text 07/01/1996 to 10/01/2022
Biological Bulletin
A bulletin covering biological research articles that are worldwide in scope for the academic audience. Full-text coverage: August 1, 1994 - October 1, 2020
Conservation Biology
Conservation Biology, the flagship journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, is the leading journal in the field of conservation. Its ground-breaking research articles, essays, and reviews develop new theory and methods, define key problems, and propose solutions, exploring the social, ecological, and philosophical dimensions of the conservation of biological diversity. The journal offers globally relevant novel insights, approaches, and syntheses. Some articles are open access. Most are behind a paywall.
Conservation Biology (Archive; 2019 and older)
Accessible from MJC database JSTOR: Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection. Available from 05/01/1987 volume: 1 issue: 1. Most recent 6 year(s) not available.
Ecology
This journal is available through multiple database, but only the JSTOR: Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection
contains the newest up-to-date collection. Most recent 3 year(s) not available.
Science
Available through multiple databases, but only JSTOR: Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection has most up-to-date collection of issues. Most recent 6 year(s) not available.
Wildlife Biology
Presents information on all areas of wildlife science with the primary task of creating the scientific basis for the enhancement of conservation and management practices for wildlife species and their environments. Full Text: 3/01/2010 to present
PLoS ONE
Reports on primary research from many scientific disciplines. Full Text: 1/01/2008 to present
Journal of Zoology
Publishes high-quality research papers on all aspects of zoology. Full Text: 01/01/2006 to present (with a 12 Month delay)
Animal Cells & Systems
Publishes original papers that cover diverse aspects of biological sciences including Systematics and Evolution, Ecology and Behavior, Physiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Developmental Biology, and more. Full Text: 03/01/2010 to present
Mammal Review
Mammal Review is the official scientific periodical of the Mammal Society. Full Text: 3/01/1998 to present (with a 12 Month delay)
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Presents original papers on zoology with an emphasis on the diversity, systematics, interrelationships, and habits of animals both living and extinct. Full Text: 01/01/2003 to present (with a 12 Month delay)
Frontiers in Zoology
Frontiers in Zoology is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal publishing high quality research articles and reviews on all aspects of animal life.
African Zoology
Full Text: 01/01/1994 to present (with a 12 Month delay)
Cladistics
Covers theory, method, the philosophical aspects of systematics, and the role of systematic and evolutionary studies in the investigation of biogeographical and other general biological phenomena. Full Text: 02/01/2004 to present (with a 12 Month delay)
Animal Biology
Publishes studies with an experimental or functional approach to topics in behavioral and physiological ecology, ecological and functional morphology, environmental physiology and biosystematics. Full Text: 02/01/1999 to present (with a 12 Month delay)

Substantive Periodicals

Smithsonian
Available from 1990 volume: 21 issue: 3 in EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete.
National Geographic
Full-text coverage: June 1, 1999 - Current.
(90 day delay due to publisher embargo period). Some text may not be reproducible due to publisher restrictions.
Audubon
From 2022.
Scientific American
Full Text: 01/01/2007 to present