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Earth & Climate Sciences

This guide serves the Duke community (students, staff, and faculty) in supporting research in earth & climate sciences.

Online resources

⭐ Best bets

Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Search for articles from scholarly journals in all areas of research
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Search peer-reviewed literature, including scientific journals, books and conference proceedings.
BIOSIS Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and reports in the life sciences. Includes citation tools
Oxford Bibliographies: Ecology This link opens in a new window
Search peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies in ecology
BioOne Complete This link opens in a new window
Search for journal articles in biology, ecology and environmental science
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Searches for journal articles and books in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, and energy

Birds of the World This link opens in a new window
Search for scientific information for each of the 716 species of birds nesting in the USA and Canada
CAB Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Search for articles related to agriculture, environment, veterinary sciences, plant sciences, mycology and parasitology, food science, human health and nutrition
Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Collection This link opens in a new window
Search for articles from scholarly journals, trade journals and magazines about fresh water and marine systems. Includes Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)
Zoological Record This link opens in a new window
Search for articles on all all aspects of zoological research dating back to 1864

⭐ Best bets

Biodiversity & species profiles

Endangered & invasive species

Taxonomy, phylogeny & typology

Ecology

Biodiversity

Reference books