WELCOME TO ECOLOGY AT NORTHWEST COLLEGE

This is the home of Biol 2400, General Ecology, at Northwest College. Here, you'll find information about the class and materials that may be used in conjunction with the class. From here you can also visit other sites on the Internet that are pertinent to the field of ecology. Look at this information and visit these other ecological sites around the globe to see the great depth and breadth of ecology.

I. COURSE SYLLABUS Details and instructions for your research paper assignment are included here.

II. WRITING A RESEARCH PAPER This page provides some guidelines and suggestions for organizing your research paper. Included here are details on the required format for citing resources, and information on plagiarism. Consider this required reading.

III. REFERENCES TO OTHER GENERALIZED GUIDES The Internet is a dynamic resource, changing daily. Maintaining a list of interesting and appropriate Ecology sites requires much work and effort. The many search engines that are available can help you to locate sites of interest on specific topics. However, several organizations have gathered sites of ecological interest into lists that are fascinating to browse and may be a good spot to begin looking for topics you need.

• The Ecological Society of America This professional organization for ecologists provides information on their society and publications, but also has many links to areas of ecological interest. A section on careers in Ecology may be of interest to those of you looking for direction in your life.

• EnviroLink Network is a large on-line environmental information service. It provides WWW access to many environmental resources on the Internet and a free environmental news service.

  The Physiological Ecology Section of the Ecological Society of America includes links to journals, class information and contains the winning poster presentation from their annual meeting.

• WWW Sites of Interest to Ecologists provides access to dozens of ecological sites on the WWW.

• General Ecology is the site from Brooks/Cole that supports the general ecology text written by David T. Krohne that you are using this semester. You can find many interesting ecological links here, as well as access to Tutorial Quizzes.

• Principles of Ecology home page at Old Dominion University. Good links and information can be found here.

• Ecology and Society is a peer-reviewed scientific journal from the Ecological Society of America. Papers are all available on-line and focus on: conservation of ecosystems, landscapes, species and genetic diversity; habitat restoration; and management of parks, endangered populations and harvested populations.

• Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory provides access to web sites which contain information relevant to the environmental sciences.

• Biodiversity and Biological Collections WWW Server provides information of interest to biologists about specimens in biological collections, taxonomic authority files, directories of biologists, an archive of the Taxacom and MUSE-L listservs, access to on-line journals (including Flora On-line) and information about a variety of Biodiversity oriented projects in many different fields.

• California Environmental Resource Evaluation System is an information system being developed by the Resources Agency to facilitate access to a variety of electronic data describing California's rich and diverse resources, such as information about physical environments, living creatures and their habitats, and environmental impact reports and studies.

• Eco-Tools This site provides a web-accessible means of performing commonly-needed and useful calculations in ecology and conservation biology. Calculations are done on-line.

• Environmental Education on the Internet (EE-Link) contains information and ideas to help educators explore the environment and investigate current issues with students. It is designed for teachers and people who support K-12 environmental education, such as media specialists, inservice providers, nature center staff and curriculum developers.

• Environmental News Network is a news and information service that focuses on the environment.

• Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) is a program on long-term ecological phenomena in the United States. It consists of 18 sites representing diverse ecosystems and research emphases and a coordination or network office.

• Montana Natural Heritage Program (MTNHP) collects information on Montana's biological features, emphasizing threatened, endangered, or sensitive (TES) plants, animals, and plant communities. They also provide sources of data and information on nautural resouces in the state.

• National Biological Information Infrastructure has a mission is to work with others to provide the scientific understanding and technologies necessary to manage the Nation's biological resources.

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides a clickable map of the U.S. with links to its Environmental Research Laboratories.

• National Climatic Data Center (NOAA) provides historical information on climates.

• National Parks and Conservation Association (NPCA) is America's only private nonprofit citizen organization dedicated solely to protecting, preserving, and enhancing the U.S. National Park System.

• The Nature Conservancy An official site that links you to many state groups.

• Statistics at Square One provides an easy to understand statistics reference online.

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a WWW server which provides information about their activities.

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides information and links to many relevant sites.

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre is an internationally recognised center of excellence in the location and management of information on the conservation of biodiversity.