Forestry Research Guide

CABI Publishing Databases

The CAB International Publishing Databases are searchable abstract databases of internationally published research. The Library's subscription provides access to Forest Products Abstracts and Forestry Abstracts. Both databases provide summaries covering journal articles, bulletins, conferences and books about wood and forestry science.

Forest Products Abstracts provides access to the latest information on all aspects of forest products (60,000 research summaries), including: covering logging, wood properties, damage to wood and wood protection, wood-based panel products, pulping of wood fibers, and medicinal uses of wood extractives. Forestry Abstracts provides over 200,000 research summaries. Coverage includes silviculture provenance studies, inventories, economics, agro forestry, husbandry of non-wood forest products, tree anatomy and physiology, climate, soils, forest ecology, tree breeding, fire, forest pests and protection, forest biodiversity, conservation, and arboriculture.

Coverage: 1990 - present  | Format: abstracts | Search Tips

Roots of Forestry

Provided by the Society of American Foresters, The Roots of Forestry™  is an online searchable archive featuring all five of SAF's periodical journals - Forest Science, Journal of Forestry, and the Northern, Southern, and Western Journals of Applied Forestry - from 1902 to 1999. 

Coverage: 1902 - present | Format: full-text; citations; abstracts

JSTOR: Life Sciences Collection

The JSTOR Life Sciences Collection will eventually include 160 titles across ten disciplines in the biological, health, and general sciences. Areas covered include Aquatic Sciences, Biological Sciences, Botany & Plant Sciences, Developmental & Cell Biology, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, General Science, Health Sciences, History of Science & Technology, Paleontology, and Zoology.

Coverage: 1867 - 2007   | Format: full-text; citations; abstracts | Search Tips

Ecology Abstracts

Ecology Abstracts focuses on how organisms of all kinds - microbes, plant, and animals - interact with their environments and with other organisms. Subject content includes Algae/lichens; Animals; Annelids; Aquatic ecosystems; Arachnids; Arid zones; Birds; Brackish water; Bryophytes/pteridophytes; Coastal ecosystems; Conifers; Conservation; Control; Crustaceans; Ecosystem studies Fungi; Grasses; Grasslands; High altitude environments; Human ecology; Insects; Legumes; Mammals; Management; Microorganisms; Molluscs; Nematodes; Paleo-ecology; Plants; Pollution studies; Reptiles; River basins; Soil; Taiga/tundra; Terrestrial ecosystems; Vertebrates; Wetlands; and Woodlands.

Coverage: 1982 - present  | Format: citations; abstracts | Search Tips

AGRICOLA

The AGRICOLA database indexes materials related to all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science. AGRICOLA includes records of books, serials, audiovisuals, and other materials. Topics include:  agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal science, chemistry, energy, entomology, cooperative extensions, food science, forestry, geography, home economics, human nutrition, life science, natural resources, plant diseases, insect control, rural sociology, and veterinary medicine.

Coverage: 1970 - present  | Format: citations | Search Tips

Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide

A comprehensive database on wildlife and wildlife management, Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide contains 688,575 records which index journals, books, conference proceedings, symposiums, government reports, theses, and dissertations.  Subject coverage:  mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, habitat management, endangered species, ecosystems, habitat use, parasites/disease, and more.

Coverage: 1935 - present  | Format: citations; abstracts (1996 - present) | Search Tips

ScienceDirect

The Science Direct online journal collection provides access to full text articles from over 2,000 peer reviewed journals, covering scientific, medical, and technical information published in 24 fields of science.  The library has access to 802 titles within our subscription.  The green icon
[ ] indicates you can view the full text of a document.  The white icon [ ] indicates you can view the citation and abstract of the document. 

Coverage:varies  | Format: full-text; citations; abstracts | Search Tips

SpringerLink

An online journal collection, SpringerLink provides access to scientific, technological, and medical journals, books, book series, and reference works.  SpringerLink contains 1250 peer reviewed journals.  The green square icon [ ] indicates you have access to the content.  The half full green square [ ] indicates you have access to some content.  The white square icon
[ ] indicates you have no access to the content.

Coverage: 1997 - present  | Format: full-text; citations; abstracts | Search Tips

Need additional resources? Try the General Research Guide. This guide lists multidisciplinary resources, which cover a variety of subject content areas.

Print Journals:

All print journals, to which the library subscribes, are listed in the online library catalog. To look for a specific journal, search by TITLE. If you are unsure of the exact title, search by KEYWORD to find the title you want.

Electronic Journals:

All electronic journals in the library's collection are listed in the Magazine, Newspaper, and Journal Finder. You can search for a specific title by keyword or browse an A-to-Z list by title or subject. 

Books:

Use the online library catalog to find books. Books may be searched by keyword, title, author, or subject.

To find a specific book, search by TITLE. If your search is unsuccessful or if you are unsure of the exact title, try a KEYWORD search. To find books written by a specific person, search by AUTHOR. To find a book about a specific person or topic, search by SUBJECT. Subject searching requires the use of Library of Congress Subject Headings. If your subject search is unsuccessful, try a KEYWORD search or consult a librarian at daviska@uamont.edu.

Library of Congress Call Number Ranges for Forestry:

SD------Forestry

The library's collection of books is organized by subject. Once you locate a call number on the shelves, you can browse other books in the area, as they will contain the same subject.

Borrow Items From Other Libraries:

If the library does not own a publication that you need, we can borrow books and obtain copies of journal article from other libraries.  Submit an interlibrary loan request form online.  Materials may be supplied for free or a fee.  You will generally receive the item within two weeks.  

Selected Reference Resources:

Forestry Abstracts
BIBL REF SD 1 F6

Forest Products Abstracts
BIBL REF SD 1 F5

Selected Internet Resources:

Forest Bioenergy
http://www.forestbioenergy.net/

Sponsored by the Southern Forest Research Partnership, this site has a good amount of information on forest-based bioenergy. - Accessed Jan. 23, 2008.

Forest Encyclopedia Network
http://www.forestencyclopedia.net/

Authored by H. M. Rauscher, a forest service scientist.  A very good and reliable general information source on forestry information.  The information submitted to this site is reviewed by forest scientists. This site is primarily focused on Southern forests. - Accessed Jan. 23, 2008.

Arkansas Forestry Commission
http://www.forestry.state.ar.us/

There is a lot of information on current best management practices, how to contact a forest consultant or vendor, and general forest management information on this site. - Accessed Jan. 23, 2008.

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Home Page
http://www.fs.fed.us/

Excellent resource for federal forests, also extensive database of government forest-related and forestry publications available online. - Accessed Jan. 23, 2008.

Southern Regional Extension Forestry
http://sref.info/

Excellent website covering material for the general public on forest issues in the South. - Accessed Jan. 23, 2008.

NatureServe
http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/index.htm

Searchable encyclopedia-like database; very comprehensive, professionally maintained. - Accessed Jan. 23, 2008.

National Biological Information Infrastructure
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt

Another searchable encyclopedia-like database; a Federal Government website. - Accessed Jan. 23, 2008.

US Forest Service Online Silvics Manual
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm

Tree identification and biology resource. - Accessed Jan. 23, 2008.

Online Bird Field Guide
http://www.bdi.org/Birdkey/BirdFrameset.cfm
Accessed Jan. 23. 2008

Bugwood Network
http://www.bugwood.org

Lots of information on forest pests, including lots of digital pictures free for downloading. - Accessed Jan. 23, 2008.

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Paula Reaves,
Forestry Librarian

870-460-1780
reavesp@uamont.edu