BIOL 570: Conservation Biology

Welcome to the WSU Libraries' Research Guide for Conservation Biology.

In this guide you will find resources and research assistance for purposes of:

• Finding Government reports and documents relating to conservation plans and efforts
• Finding primary scientific literature and research relating to threatened and endangered species and ecosystems
• Online resources for reference and organizations to grow your knowledge of conservation biology

Other WSU Libraries' Research Guides related to this course you may wish to consult for further resources and helps as you study:

[Government Information and Searching Scientific Literature provide in-depth assistance in searching strategies and available resources for more targeted researching within the vast amounts available.  The environmental guides offer different resources depending on the focus of your inquiry, and the Subject Guide for Biological Sciences expands resources and links to more reference works for general knowledge]

Try these databases for overviews, reference, textbooks and encyclopedias relating to your species or topic:

[Note: you may also want to consult the WSU Online Catalog or reference works on this page for overviews of natural history and information on your topics: https://libraries.wichita.edu/GENBIO/Ref]

Many of the databases listed on the Online Resources & Websites tab of this guide also provide full background information and natural history of species -  https://libraries.wichita.edu/BIOL570/OnlineResources