LibGuides: Biology: Library Resources

Finding Journal Articles in the JSCC Library about Biological Topics

Academic Search Elite
Multi-disciplinary database covering virtually every area of academic study. Contains 1,850 scholarly journals, including nearly 1,300 peer-reviewed titles.
CINAHL Complete
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JSTOR
JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization that creates and maintains an archive of important scholarly journals. JSTOR offers researchers the ability to retrieve high- resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines, including ecology, economics, history, language, literature, mathematics and sociology.

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PLOS Biology
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Principles of Ecological Landscape Design by Travis Beck; Carol Franklin (Foreword by)
Publication Date: 2013-02-01
Today, there is a growing demand for designed landscapes--from public parks to backyards--to be not only beautiful and functional but also sustainable. Sustainability means more than just saving energy and resources.

It requires integrating the landscapes we design with ecological systems. With Principles of Ecological Landscape Design, Travis Beck gives professionals and students the first book to translate the science of ecology into design practice.

Credo Reference
Authoritative articles from subject reference works. Excellent for understanding a topic.