BI 101 Dubbs: Oregon Flora & Fauna
TIPS FOR SEARCHING
Often research universities and government organizations collect and publish information on plants, animals and wildlife. Some of these websites are listed below. However, you may also need to do your own web searching.
-- Add site:gov or site:edu to your Google search to limit to government or educational institution websites.
For example: japanese maple trees Oregon site:gov
Oregon plants and animals
- Common Trees of the Pacific Northwestfrom Oregon State University
- Encyclopedia of Lifeauthoritative free online resource aims to provide pictures of every species; slow to load
- Endangered Species in Oregonfrom the Department of Fish and Wildlife; includes scientific names
- Invasive Species in Oregonfrom the Oregon Invasive Species Council
- Oregon Biodiversity Information Centerfrom Oregon State University
LIBRARY DATABASE WITH WILDLIFE ARTICLES
- Gale Ebooks (formerly GVRL) This link opens in a new windowGale eBooks has over 200 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Look here for biology, chemistry, nursing and medicine, sociology, history, education, law, and more.
LIBRARY BOOKS
Use the search box and directions below to find library books on your topic. For example, searching for: Birds and Oregon brings up 15 books at the Cascade library alone.
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia by The Cascade library has this 17 volume set. A great resource for comprehensive information on specific animals.
