Information Resource: About Herbs, Botanicals, and Other Products
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm
This Web site from the Integrative Medicine Service of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) provides oncologists and other healthcare professionals with objective information on medicinal herbs and other botanicals. Users may search for a particular plant name or browse the entire catalog by letter of the alphabet. Searches yield a clinical summary for each plant, a description of purported uses, information on adverse effects and drug interactions, and so on. The site also includes a News and Alerts section, a FAQs page (mostly about possible risks and complications), and evaluations of alternative or unproved cancer therapies. The general reader should also find this regularly updated Web site helpful, but MSKCC cautions against substituting the site "for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment of any health condition or problem." [RS]
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Diatom Paleolimnology Data Cooperative Home Page
http://diatom.acnatsci.org/dpdc/
The Phycology Section of the Patrick Center for Environmental Research, part of Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Science, presents the Diatom Paleolimnology Data Cooperative (DPDC). This database contains information on diatoms and related ecological and paleolimnological data applicable to the study of global climate change. Users have three search options: browse and download stratigraphic and calibration data sets; view individual diatom counts; or search for occurrences of specific taxa in all data sets. The site includes links to algae databases, also from the Academy of Natural Science. Researchers are encouraged to submit diatom core and surface sediment data to the DPDC. [RS]
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Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
http://rathbun.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm
The Smithsonian Institution Department of Systematic Biology presents Flora of the Hawaiian Islands as part of a long-term project to "eventually provide the Internet community with the most complete reference on the flora of oceanic islands of the Pacific." Presently, available databases provide plant checklists and specimen type data, and will include additional information in the future. The site also contains a searchable image gallery and an electronic supplement to the Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, the volume that serves as the basis for this Web site. [RS]
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Eco-Index
http://www.eco-index.org/
Eco-Index, a project of the Rainforest Alliance, is "a searchable almanac of current and past conservation projects in Mesoamerica, with project descriptions, goals, achievements, lessons learned, and more." With current, well-presented features covering a range of biodiversity conservation issues, Eco-Index offers an excellent way for conservation researchers and practitioners to keep abreast of activity in their field. Users are encouraged to add their own project descriptions to the Eco-Index database. Available in English or Spanish. [RS]
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The Dung File
http://www.scirpus.ca/dung/dung.shtml
The Dung File is a collection of references relevant to the archaeological and paleoenvironmental analysis of coprolites and latrine fills, with a focus on North American research. Compiled by the University of Alberta's Alwynne B. Beaudoin, the Dung File includes ten sections: four to do with deposit origin; one devoted to theses; two on modern comparative studies; another listing articles from the popular press; and two broader categories including a section on procedural and analytical techniques. Each section contains a straightforward list of annotated references. [RS]
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Animal Welfare Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/
The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) from the US Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library provides "information for improved animal care and use in research, teaching, and testing." The Web site contains several sets of links to animal welfare information and other resources. Current animal welfare legislation, AWIC and non-AWIC publications (some available in Spanish), fact sheets from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Information Service, animal use alternatives, and links to dozens of useful databases are just some examples of what visitors can expect to access from this site. The site includes separate sections for lab animals, farm animals, zoo/ circus/ wildlife animals, and companion animals. [RS]
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The Last of the Last: The Old-Growth Forests of Boreal Europe [.pdf]
http://www.taigarescue.org/old_growth/last.shtml
The Last of the Last represents the first time that "maps and other information on the old-growth forests of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Northwest Russia have been compiled into a single publication." Provided by the Taiga Rescue Network, this report offers a collection of maps and background information covering the ecology, conservation status, and land use history of European boreal forests as gleaned from GIS data, satellite imagery, ground inventories, and other research. Clicking locations from the provided list or on the pop-up overview map will open specific area maps in Adobe Acrobat. The Web site covers the boreal forests of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Karelia, Komi, Murmansk, and Arkhangels. [RS]
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Environmental Enrichment for Primates: Annotated Database on Environmental Enrichment and Refinement of Husbandry for Nonhuman Primates
http://www.awionline.org/Lab_animals/biblio/enrich.htm
The Animal Welfare Institute, a nonprofit organization founded "to reduce the sum total of pain and fear inflicted on animals by humans," offers this frequently updated bibliographic database for information on all aspects of environmental enrichment for nonhuman primates. Search results include a list of relevant references with complete bibliographic information, brief summaries of each entry, Web links to full-text documents where available, and a keyword index for easily finding related sources. Users may also browse the entire contents of the database alphabetically. Primatologists and animal handlers alike should find this comprehensive database particularly useful. [RS]
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