Biology: Biodiversity & Conservation

A scholarly edition of Darwin's scientific archive.

This site allows students & the general public to explore the Creation/Evolution controversy. This newsgroup blog discusses & debates biological & physical origins of life, geology, biology, catastrophism, cosmology & theology.

Largest collection of writings by and about Darwin ever published. It contains Darwin's complete publications, many handwritten manuscripts and the largest Darwin bibliography and manuscript catalog.

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is widely recognized as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species.

Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan.

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).

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

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.

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.

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.

Species 2000 project creates a validated checklist of all the world's species (plants, animals, fungi and microbes). Each database covers all known species in the group, using a consistent taxonomic system.

Author Spencer Weart supplements his book, Discovery of Global Warming, which discusses the history of climate change research.

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.

Well site by the US Fish and Wildlife Service contains program information and species lists, policy documents, and photos and reports.