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BIOLOGY 1110: Environmental Biology
Design Eagle Valley

Marge Peters� . (630) 942-2337 . petersm@cdnet.cod.edu

Find Biome | History, Politics, etc. | Consider Aspects | Climate, Botany, Zoology | Draw It! | Find More | Citing Sources

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1:� HOW DO I FIND A BIOME OR ECOSYSTEM TO RESEARCH?

On Reserve at Circulation Desk under Biology 1110, Shamili Sandiford (TWO HOUR LOAN):
Books:

• Bailey, Robert G. Ecoregions: the Ecosystem Geography of the Oceans and Continents. New York: SpringerVerlag, 1998
• Brown, David E. A Classification of North American Biotic Communities. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1998. Accompanying map.

In the Reference Collection:

• Encyclopedia of the Biosphere . 11 v. Reference GF 75 .B5613 (also check-out set)
• Biomes of Earth . Reference QH 541 .W633 2003
• UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes . 3 v. Reference QH 541.14 .U18 1999 (also check-out set)

In General Collection on upper level (for check out):

• Browse the GB (Physical Geography) QH section (Natural History and Ecology), particularly the QH 70's and 80's and QH 541-QH 541.5 for specific biomes.

Internet Sites:

• Ecoregions of the World: World Wildlife Fund and National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/
  (can zoom the map for easier viewing)
  http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/ecoregions/biomes.cfm

• Description of the Ecoregions of the United States by Robert G. Bailey
  http://www.fs.fed.us/land/ecosysmgmt/ecoreg1_home.html
  Click on "Division" to check ecoregion (similar to biome) a specific U.S. area belongs in or "Province" for finer division.

2:  RESEARCHING THE HISTORICAL/ POLITICAL/ ECONOMIC/ SOCIOCULTURAL BACKGROUND:

In the Reference Collection:

• Countries of the World. 2 v. Reference G1 .C88
  From the Department of State. Good background data on geography, history, politics and government and economy. Much of this data on line in Dept. of State Background Notes. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

• CultureGrams . 4 v. Reference GT 150 .C85
  Organized by continent. Good background data on history, land and climate, government and economy, but especially useful for social and cultural data

• Europa World Year Book . 2 v. Reference JN 1 .E85
  All countries of the world are covered. Long explanations of recent history, as well as information on government, education, religion. Much statistical data.

• Statesman's Yearbook: the Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World .
  Reference JA 51 .S7
  Country information ranges from 4 to over 50 pages long. Short introduction to country's history. Great source for information and statistics on politics, economics, social institutions (education, health), and culture.

• World Factbook . Reference G 122 .U56a
  From the CIA and other federal government research agencies short (4 to 8 page) summaries with much statistical information on geography, people, government, economy, social indicators, current environmental issues etc. of every country of the world. On the web at https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/docs/profileguide.html

• Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations . 6 v. Reference G 63 .W67
  Organized by continent. Short guides to all aspects of topography, climate, environment, history, government, economy, education, health of all nations of the world.

In the Library Catalog (http://lrc.cod.edu), find books using these headings after the name of your country in the Subject Search:

• History
• Politics and Government
• Civilization (this will give overviews of culture)
• Economic Conditions
• Social Life and Customs
• Social Conditions

3: CONSIDER THESE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

Useful sources in the General (check-out) collection. Also use the headings SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT and URBAN ECOLOGY

• Beatley, Timothy. The Ecology of Place: Planning for Environment, Economy, and Community . General HT167 .B43 1997
• Birkeland, Janis. Design for Sustainability : a Sourcebook of Integrated, Eco-logical Solutions . General GE350 .B57 2002
• Corbett, Judy. Designing Sustainable Communities: Learning from Village Homes. General HT169.55 .C67 2000
• Moughtin, Cliff. Urban Design: Green Dimensions. General NA9095 .M68 1996
• Simonds, Jonathan. Earthscape: a Manual for Environmental Planning . On reserve and General TD170 .S55 1978
• Todd, Nancy Jack. A Safe and Sustainable World : the Promise of Ecological Design. General TD169 .T63 2005
• Van der Ryn, Sim and Stuart Cowan. Ecological Design . General GE170 .V36 1996
• In Context: a Quarterly of Humane Sustainable Culture
  On the web at http://www.context.org/

Reference and General Collection:

• 50 Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family . General HN 60 .G56 1997.
• Cities Ranked and Rated. Reference HT 123.C585 2004.
• The Comparative Guide to American Suburbs : Covers over 2,200 Suburban Communities in the 50 Largest Metro Areas--With Rankings Reference HT 123 .C616 2001
• Making Your Move to One of America's Best Small Towns . General HT 123.C685 2002

4: HOW DO I FIND OUT ABOUT CLIMATE, WILDLIFE, VEGETATION?

Reference and Internet Guides:

• Times Books World Weather Guide. Reference QC 982 .P43 1990
• World Climate. http://www.worldclimate.com/
• Weather America . Reference QC 983 .W385 1996
• United States Climate Page . http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/USclimate/states.fast.html
• Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of Plants and Earth Sciences . VOL. 7. (Zonal vegetation) Reference QK 7 .M37 1988
• Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Book of Trees and Forests of the World . 2 v. Reference QK 475 .C38 1990
• World Wildlife Habitats . 3 v. Reference QH .541 .W635 1992
• Wildlife Atlas . Reference QH .541.14 .F37 2002

In the General Section of Library:

• QK section (Plants ) Use the Library's on-line catalog under the subject Botany to find subheadings for areas such as Great Plains, Illinois, Hawaii.
• QL section (Animals) Arranged by animal class such as insects, mammals, fishes. Some guides to these groups by state or region.

5: HOW CAN I DRAW MY LAND DESIGN?

See the heading CITY PLANNING in Library Catalog. These titles are on Reserve at Circulation Desk under Biology 110, Shamili Sandiford:

• Future Cities Competition (1994). Washington, D.C.: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 1994.
• Future Cities Competition (1995). Washington, D.C.: Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 1995.
• Simonds, John Ormond. Earthscape: a Manual for Environmental Planning . New York: McGraw-Hill, 1978.

6: FINDING OUT MORE USING THE LIBRARY'S HOMEPAGE

• Use "COD Library Catalog" under Quick Links to find books and videos in the Library
  Search by SUBJECT under topics such as "Solar Energy".

• Use Articles and Databases: Find a Database by Title Choose databases such as Expanded Academic Index (InfoTrac), Academic Search Premier, Periodical Abstracts and National Newspapers to find articles.
  
• Go to Research Guides and choose Environment & Ecology. There are a number of good links to excellent websites on biomes and environmental topics. Good site for alternative energy sources from Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology: http://www.crest.org

7: CITING SOURCES: MLA & APA format

• The Library's Citing Sources Guide
  MLA and APA styles with links to helpful websites and a citation formatting program
  http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm

 

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