Library Guides: Environmental Sciences: Find Articles

Environmental Science Databases

Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly articles and other material covering environmental sciences.
Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database This link opens in a new window
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International database for marine, freshwater and brackish water resources, early 1900's-present.
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
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Articles on ecosystem ecology, energy, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, and urban planning.
GeoRef This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly publications covering the geosciences: environmental and engineering geology, hydrology, economic geology, geophysics, petrology, paleontology, marine geology and oceanography, and mineralogy.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Citation index for the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide This link opens in a new window
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Scientific 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.