Research Guides: Integrated Sciences I SCI301: Resources

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National Geographic Science of Everything
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Isotope Hydrology
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The Handbook of Nature
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Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Chemistry
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Taking Science to School
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Environmental Research Advances: Tundras
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Grasslands
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Deserts
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Forest Ecosystems
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Guide to the Oceans
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Scientific Methods of Inquiry for Intelligence Analysis
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Experimental philosophy and the birth of empirical science : Boyle, Locke, and Newton
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Encyclopedia of Environmental Research
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Philip's Guide to Global Hazards
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Atlas of Climate Change
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Climate Change
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Resources

Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Call Number: Lancaster Reference Q 121 .37 2004 v.1-6
The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
Call Number: Lancaster Reference Q 125 .O86 2003

The Ecology of Tropical Lakes and Rivers
Call Number: Lancaster Main QH 84.5 .P38 1986
Wetlands Conservation
Call Number: Lancaster Main QH 105 .P4 W38 1989
Endangered Oceans
Call Number: Lancaster Main QH 541.5 .S3 E535 2014

Apologetics and Christian Evidences
Call Number: Lancaster Reference BT 1107 .H68 2006
Also Available Washington DC
Error and Inference
Call Number: Lancaster Main Q 175.32 .I54 E77 2011

Environmental Encyclopedia
Call Number: Lancaster Reference GE 10 .E58 2003
The Environment
Call Number: Lancaster Main GE 140 .E5333 2014
Doing Environmental Ethics
Call Number: Lancaster Main GE 42 .T73 2009
The Facts on File Dictionary of Ecology and the Environment
Call Number: Lancaster Reference QH 540.4 .F35 2004
A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation
Call Number: Lancaster Reference GE 10 .P375 2007

Credo Research Topics

CREDO: World Ecosystems

Everglades: Topic Page
Marshy, low-lying subtropical savanna area, c.4,000 sq mi (10,000 sq km), S Fla., extending from Lake Okeechobee S to Florida Bay.
Great Barrier Reef: Topic Page
Chain of coral reefs and islands about 2,000 km/1,250 mi long, in the Coral Sea, off the east coast of Queensland, Australia.
Galápagos Islands: Topic Page
[Span.,=tortoises], archipelago and province (1990 pop. 9,785), 3,029 sq mi (7,845 sq km), Ecuador, in the Pacific Ocean c.650 mi (1,045 km) W of South America on the equator.

CREDO: Biomes and Habitats

Atolls: Topic Page
Atolls are a special type of coral reef complex formed in tropical seas by a ring of reef coral enclosing a lagoon.
Coral Reefs: Topic Page
CORAL REEFS ARE massive and complex structures made of limestone that is deposited by living sea organisms. The reefs are mainly composed of the skeletons of tiny, fragile animals called coral.
Desert: Topic Page
Arid region, usually partly covered by sand, having scanty vegetation or sometimes almost none, and capable of supporting only a limited and specially adapted animal population.
Estuaries: Topic Page
ESTUARIES ARE KNOWN by many different names: bays, coves, inlets, harbors, sounds, and lagoons. Simply put, they are places where rivers meet the sea.
Forest: Topic Page
A dense growth of trees, together with other plants, covering a large area of land.
Mountain: Topic Page
High land mass projecting conspicuously above its surroundings and usually of limited width at its summit.
Ocean: Topic Page
Interconnected mass of saltwater covering 70.78% of the surface of the earth, often called the world ocean.
Rainforest: Topic Page
Dense forest usually found on or near the Equator where the climate is hot and wet.
Swamp: Topic Page
Swamp, shallow body of water in a low-lying, poorly drained depression, usually containing abundant plant growth dominated by trees, such as cypress, and high shrubs.
Swamp: Topic Page
Shallow body of water in a low-lying, poorly drained depression, usually containing abundant plant growth dominated by trees, such as cypress, and high shrubs.
Taiga: Topic Page
The northern coniferous forest or boreal forest that extends over vast areas of Russia, Scandinavia and North America.
Tundra: Topic Page
Treeless plains of N North America and N Eurasia, lying principally along the Arctic Circle, on the coasts and islands of the Arctic Ocean, and to the north of the coniferous forest belt.
Wetlands: Topic Page
Wetlands, low-lying ecosystem where the water table is always at or near the surface. It is divided into estuarine and freshwater systems, which may be further subdivided by soil type and plant life into bogs, swamps, and marshes.