National Organisations and Agencies

• The CTI Centre for Biology. (UK)

• Australian Environmental Resources Information:  Biodiversity Group. (Australia)

• Research and Higher Education Division Biogeography Research Group: Provides a newsletter up to date on developments in the biogeography domain. (UK)

• Center for Earth and Planetary Studies Performs original research and outreach activities on topics covering planetary science, terrestrial geophysics, and the remote sensing of environmental change. Research: Types of projects include terrestrial geomorphology, planetary science, land cover changes and ecosystem dynamics. (US)

• Jornada Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Project: Focuses on changes in the distribution of soil resources as an index of the impact of vegetation change--desertification--on semiarid lands. (UK)
• Natural History Museum Biodiversity: Measuring the variety of nature and selecting priority areas for conservation. (UK)
• Royal Botanical Gardens Kew Scientific Research Programmes at Kew Gardens: Aim to develop, enhance and maintain Kew's contribution to innovative basic and applied botanical research, conservation, plant-based teaching, the maintenance of plant diversity, and to produce tangible and acknowledged results to improve environmental management. (UK)
• University of Aberystwyth Palaeoenvironmental Research on African Crater Environments: Project aims to establish a high-resolution record of the variability and impact of holocene climatic change in Ethiopia.(UK)

• University of California Biogeography Laboratory: Conducts basic and applied research on the ecology, distribution, and conservation status of species and ecosystems. Research projects include California Gap Analysis Project, Biodiversity Research Consortium Project, Multi-scaled ecological assessment methods in the interior Columbia Basin and the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project.(US)

Data/Information Libraries

Data Libraries

• United States Geological Survey Zobler World Soil Data Set:  Includes soil classification, soil texture and soil slope. (US)
• National Soils Survey Center National Soil Data Access Facility: A multi-faceted facility providing a mechanism, for both internal and external customers, to access, analyze, download, and report the various national soils databases.(US)

• University College Davis; Man and the Biosphere:  Worldwide databases of vascular  plant (MABFlora) and vertebrate animal (MABFauna) occurrences within MAB Biosphere Reserves. (US)

• Soil Profiles of Europe: A resource that is under construction, momentarily contains downloadable pictures of european soils. (Germany)

• Co-operative Research Center for Soil and Land Manangement The Soil Image Library: Currently contains almost 300 slides from all aspects of soil science. (Australia)
• Cornell University Biodiversity and Biological Collections:  Devoted to information of interest to systematists and other biologists of the organismic kind. (US)
• Harvard University Biodiversity, ecology and the environment: A virtual library containing various resources.(US)
• University of Texas; Biomes: Discussions of the large complexes of communities characterized by a distinctive vegetation type and climate. (US)
• University of Toronto Problems in Biogeography: An exploration in the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and related tools in the analysis of landscapes. One objective is to illustrate to students the importance of modern information technologies in addressing biogeographic problems. (US)

• Soil Texture Triangle; Hydraulic Properties Calculator: Enter sand and clay percentages to calculate soil properties: permanent wilting point; field capacity; saturation; saturated hydraulic conductivity and available water. (US)

On-Line Courses

• Theoretical Ecology Information Outlet: Simulation Server: Allows you to interactively investigate the behaviour of ecological models. Includes a predator prey model, a competition model and a plant-pollinator model.(UK)

• Cuba High School Science Department Dendrochronology: the science of tree ring dating: A student role-play requesting assistance in solving a long standing mystery through a 'newly developed' science of dendrochronology: (US)
• Missouri Botanical Gardens Land Biomes, set 1: Virtual biome studies for desert, grassland and temperate deciduous forests, suitable for undergraduates. (US)
• Missouri Botanical Gardens Land Biomes, set 2: Virtual biome studies for rainforest, tundra and taiga, suitable for undergraduates. (US)
• Okanagan University College Biogeography: the geographic study of the biosphere: This major lecture topic introduces the student to the study of biogeography, by providing lists of the key terms of the topic and explanations to each. Exercises are also provided. (US)
• S. Woodward Biogeography: Discusses factors that influence the distribution, variety, and abundance of life on earth and applications of biogeography in conservation theory and practice. (US)

Electronic Journals

• Australian Journal of Soil Research: Abstracts for all papers published since Volume 35 Number 4 (1997) are now freely available as PDF (Portable Document Format) files, for full text versions subscription is required.
• Canadian Journal of Soil Science: Full text versions of the 1997 and 1998 issues will be available on-line in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format. Access will be free of charge for a trial period.
• European Journal of Soil Science: Lists of articles and authors provided for each publication, but full text articles only available through subscription.
• Sciences of Soils:Abstracts and full text articles freely available at this site.
• Soil Science: An interdisciplinary approach to soils research: Momentarily only article titles are available, but abstracts should be available soon. Full text versions available by subcribing.
• Soil Science Society of America Journal: Article titles and abstracts freely available, full text versions available in PDF format through subscription.