LibGuides: Wildlife Biology: Library Resources

Books in the Library

UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes by Weigel, Marlene, ed.
Call Number: 577 WEI

Publication Date: 2000

Comprehensive information on twelve of the Earth's major biomes and their many component ecosystems.
Encyclopedia of the Biosphere by Ramon Folch i Guillen; Josep Ma Camarasa
Call Number: 577 FOL

Publication Date: 1999

An 11-volume encyclopedia organized by type of ecosystem (e.g., v. 6. Temperate rainforests; v. 7. Deciduous forests; v. 8. Prairies and boreal forests)
International Wildlife Encyclopedia by Maurice Burton (Editor); Robert Burton (Editor)
Call Number: 590.3 BUR

Publication Date: 2002
World Atlas of Biodiversity by Groombridge, Brian and Martin D. Jenkins
Call Number: 333.95 GRO

Publication Date: 2002
Wetland, woodland, wildland : A guide to the natural communities of Vermont by Thompson, Elizabeth H. and Eric R. Sorenson
Call Number: 557.43 T469w

Publication Date: 2000
The Blue Planet by Alastair Fothergill; Martha Holmes; Andrew Byatt; David Attenborough; Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
Call Number: OVR 551.46 BYA

Publication Date: 2002

From rarely seen creatures of the deep to the birds and fish seen in coastal regions, this book reveals the diverse wildlife found in six distinct habitats that make up the watery parts of our world.
Forests by Jaboury Ghazoul
Call Number: 333.75 GHA

Publication Date: 2015

Britannica Online Academic
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