Environmental Science

AmphibiaWeb provides information on amphibian declines, natural history, conservation, and taxonomy.

Online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan.

An encyclopedia that compiled information from a variety of sources, intended to have an article for every species of organism on Earth. Includes over 2700 fossil species.

A reference database on fish species.

Earth Science News, Maps, Dictionary, Articles, Jobs

The data sets accessible through GBIF relate to evidence about more than 1.5 million species, collected over three centuries of natural history exploration and including current observations from citizen scientists, researchers and automated monitoring programs.

This website contains information on how to control many invasive plants common to the Midwestern United States. Information was collected from both scientific literature and expert opinions and summarized.

A database of mammalian taxonomy that can be used as a convenient on-line reference for identifying or verifying recognized scientific names and for taxonomic research.

Each mineral has a page linked to tables devoted to crystallography, crystal structures, X-Ray powder diffraction, chemical composition, physical and optical properties, Dana's New classification, Strunz classification, mineral specimen images, and alphabetical listings of mineral species. There also are extensive links to other external sources of mineral data and information.

The Plant List is a working list of all known plant species. Version 1 aims to be comprehensive for species of Vascular plant (flowering plants, conifers, ferns and their allies) and of Bryophytes (mosses and liverworts).

Information from the USDA runs the gamut from biotechnology to food safety to sustainable development.

Several of the DoI's bureaus deal with the environment of the United States

Provides news and education, as well as access to major databases in pollution and environmental quality.

Provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. A product of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.