TESC 310 Library Guide - Winter 2025: Finding Articles
Environmental Science Databases
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Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection This link opens in a new windowScholarly articles and other material covering environmental sciences.
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Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database This link opens in a new window
Formerly Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstract (ASFA). International database for marine, freshwater and brackish water resources, early 1900's-present.
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Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Articles on ecosystem ecology, energy, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, and urban planning.
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GeoRef This link opens in a new windowScholarly publications covering the geosciences: environmental and engineering geology, hydrology, economic geology, geophysics, petrology, paleontology, marine geology and oceanography, and mineralogy.
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Web of Science This link opens in a new windowCitation index for the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
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Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide This link opens in a new windowScientific and management literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
Getting Started: Choosing Keywords
The process of choosing keywords is important no matter what database you will use.
Begin by breaking your research question into its component parts, and then brainstorm synonyms for each of those concepts. You may need to do some background research to find out basic information about the topic to figure out appropriate terms. This is a time when a Google search can come in handy. An alternative is looking at keywords in an article on your topic - look at what keywords are listed for the article and you might find some new ways of searching.
For example:
How is climate change affecting the health of deciduous trees in the Pacific Northwest?
May expand to the following in a search:
Climate change OR global warming
deciduous trees
health OR phenology
"Pacific Northwest" OR Washington OR Oregon
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