Biology

The Encyclopedia will be an online reference and database on all 1.9 million species currently known to science and will stay current by capturing information on newly discovered and formally described species.

This resource is devoted to the biodiversity of Oregon. It covers: rare species of Oregon, species ranking biodiversity, rank definitions, rank documentation, survey and manage assessment, and the endangered invertebrate program.

Over 36,000 e-books that are openly available online, many of which are not indexed in Google Scholar. A key feature is the focus on naturalists of diverse backgrounds. Check out the Latino Natural History collection to see materials about and by naturalists who have influenced science in their home countries and across the globe. A large chunk of materials are available in other languages.

ECOTOXicology database provides single chemical toxicity information for aquatic and terrestrial life. Created by the EPA.

eBird is an online database of bird observations citizen-science resource that provides scientists, researchers and amateur naturalists with real-time data about bird distribution and abundance.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology provides tips on identifying, watching, attracting birds, teaching tools for youth educators, and real-time bird cams.

Anyone can browse this ornithologist-compiled wiki. The site highlights news, professional meetings and events, book reivew, and jobs. The Journals section allows users to search for journals by level of access, open access to some volumes, or hydrid open access to some articles.

SORA is the world's first and largest open access ornithological publications archive. U of New Mexico Libraries developed and hosts this open access publications database of top ornithology journals.

This umbrella nonprofit joins 120 conservation organizations across the globe and in conservation partnership. In the Science tab, the "Data Zone" provides country profiles that include the number and names of bird species that occur in a selected country, a table of wildlife law and agreements in effect, and maps of Important Bird Areas. Though slightly hard to navigate, the breadth of data available at this site is well worth the effort.

The most comprehensive and widely consulted database on the world's fish species. 30300 species, 266200 common names, 46000 pictures, 41600 references, and 1560 collaborators.

Provides taxonomically & geographically resolved data on marine life & the ocean environment, software tools for data exploration & analysis. Over 13.9 million records of 81,000 species from 246 databases

Factual information about Oregon's Oceans, Fisheries, and the proposed Marine Reserves off Oregon's coasts.

Calculates the best match for the selected sequences, and lines them up so that the identities, similarities and differences can be seen. It aligns the two most similar sequences first, then adds sequences to the alignment in order of similarity.

Dedicated to the analysis of protein sequences and structures from sequence databases & experiments: calculate molecular weight, amino acid composition, atomic charge, search for repeated sections of amino acid sequence in proteins, and color-code protein sequences.

The Genome database provides views for a variety of genomes, complete chromosomes, sequence maps with contigs, and integrated genetic and physical maps. The database is organized in six major organism groups: Archaea, Bacteria, Eukaryotae, Viruses, Viroids, and Plasmids and includes complete chromosomes, organelles and plasmids as well as draft genome assemblies.

This tool produces the alignment of two given sequences using BLAST engine for local alignment. Pairwise alignments can be performed on nucleic acids or proteins, & algorithm parameters can be changed to customize the alignment.

A collection of tools for computing, evaluating and manipulating multiple alignments of DNA, RNA, protein sequences and structures. It seeks the mathematically optimal alignment opposed to hierarchical.

This is the world’s most comprehensive range of freely available and up-to-date molecular data resources. It includes a vast catalog of shared human genetic variation in population groups worldwide from 1000 Genomes Project.

The NCBI houses GenBank, the international depository of publicly available DNA sequences. Subsets include databases for Nuceotide, Core Nucleotide and Protein. BLAST allows searchers to use sequence data to find significant similarities.

ECOTOXicology database provides single chemical toxicity information for aquatic and terrestrial life. Created by the EPA.

Assesses to what extent common native animal & plant species are being protected at state through national levels. It identifies their habitats & provides info need to make informed decisions when identifying priority areas for conservation. The Gap Analysis Project (GAP) is an element of the U.S. Geological Survey.

The Encyclopedia will be an online reference and database on all 1.9 million species currently known to science and will stay current by capturing information on newly discovered and formally described species.

This resource is devoted to the biodiversity of Oregon. It covers: rare species of Oregon, species ranking biodiversity, rank definitions, rank documentation, survey and manage assessment, and the endangered invertebrate program.

The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.

United States Department of Agriculture umbrellas other agencies including agriculture, nutrition, food, laws & regulations, marketing, trade, natural resources, the environment, science research, travel, and recreation.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), one of the oldest global environmental organizations, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. It supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world and brings governments, non-government organizations, United Nations agencies, companies and local communities together to develop and implement policy, laws and best practice.

Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife's action plan for invasive species threatening Oregon.

Assesses to what extent common native animal & plant species are being protected at state through national levels. It identifies their habitats & provides info need to make informed decisions when identifying priority areas for conservation. The Gap Analysis Project (GAP) is an element of the U.S. Geological Survey.

This is the International Union for Conservation Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.

This site provides the scientific basis for effective conservation, NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs are the trusted source for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems.

This contains program information and species lists, policy documents, photos, and reports.

These are the top invasive species to keep out of Oregon. The Oregon Conservation Strategy site is maintained by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).

The purpose of the Oregon Invasive Species Council (OISC) is to conduct a coordinated and comprehensive effort to keep invasive species out of Oregon and to eliminate, reduce, or mitigate the impacts of invasive species already established in Oregon.

Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife's action plan for invasive species threatening Oregon.

This is a list developed by the Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife for public awareness of invasive species threatening & dangerous to Salem, Oregon: invasive species, mammals, aquatic plants, birds, aquatic vertebrate, aquatic invertebrate, microorganisms, terrestrial invertebrates, terrestrial plants, and biocontrols.