Middleton News and Resources for the School of the Coast and Environment
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Coastal Sciences Internet and Print resources
Databases
Follow this
link to LSU Libraries' coastal and environmental
sciences databases. You must be affiliated with the
university to access them from off-campus. Instructions
for off-campus access are provided. Members of the
public may access them by visiting the Middleton Library.
Electronic journals
Click here to download an Excel spreadsheet of full-text journals in marine
and environmental sciences that are available through LSU Libraries' databases.
Years of coverage vary. If you
have any questions, contact Jenna Ryan, LSU Libraries
liaison to the School of the Coast and Environment, at jryan1@lsu.edu
(225)-578-2950 for further information.
Websites
AquaNIC: Aquaculture Network Information Center:
Sponsored by the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, provides a gateway to electronic information relating to aquaculture. Information organized by species and aquaculture system, lists job-related information, publications, websites, newsletters, digital media, news, online courses, and more.
Coastal Features Map:
Global map showing the distribution of coastal features worldwide.
Coastal and Marine Geology Program:
Information, maps, images, data, and publications on coastal and marine topics from the US Geology Survey.
EarthTrends:
Statistical data, country profiles, maps, and articles pertaining to various topics in environmental studies, including a section on coastal and marine ecosystems.
EurekAlert Marine Science Portal:
Maps, publications, images, and other marine science resources, including a “press release” page highlighting current news, new publications, and events in marine science.
FishBase:
Information on over 25,000 species of fishes, including taxonomic information, enivronment, climate, distribution, biology, diet, reproduction, and economic importance. Searchable by both common name and scientific name, as well as geographic location and ecosystem.
GulfBase:
Database with information on the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico, and related issues. Includes sections on issues in the news, organizations and institutions, environmental issues, and history.
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission:
An agency of UNESCO, the IOC website contains information on international oceanographic projects as well as a searchable catalog of IOC publications, some full text.
National Coastal Condition Reports:
Reports issued by the Environmental Protection Agency describing the ecological and environmental conditions of US coastal areas.
NOAA Oceanographic Data Center:
Access to oceanographic data including temperature, salinity, currents, biological activity, nutrients, and more.
Ocean Floor Maps:
Satellite maps of the ocean floor provided by the National Geophysical Data Center.
OceanPortal:
Web directory of information relating to the ocean including marine policy, commerce, agencies and institutions, and data resources.
Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds:
Part of the Environmental Protection Agency, this site contains resources on wetlands, watershed systems, and other aquatic ecosystems in the US.
Open
Directory Project: an open source directory of
information compiled, updated and annotated by volunteer
editors from around the world. Contains international
information about conferences, data centers, projects and
more.
ReefBase:
Database of information sources on coral reefs.
Sea Grant:
Resources on grants and funding for research in the coastal and marine sciences, as well as information on currently existing programs.
WINDandSEA:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's
Internet locator has over 1000 links to sites reviewed
and annotated by NOAA librarians. Organized by topic.
WODselect:
Search page for the World Ocean Database of ocean data from 1874 to 2000. Includes temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other measurements.
Yahoo! Oceanography Directory: a directory, mediated by researchers, with
links to pages grouped according to categories such as
"Mid-Ocean Ridges", "Coral Reefs", "Tsunamis", etc. There
is also an annotated listing of "Most popular" &
"Alphabetical" sites.
Middleton Reference Print Resources
To request a book purchase please contact Jenna Ryan, LSU Libraries
liaison to the School of the Coast and Environment, at jryan1@lsu.edu
(225)-578-2950
Atlas of the Oceans: Wind and Wave Climate: Oxford, 1996 call#G2801 .C8 Y8 (Reference Department)
Charts and diagrams of wind and wave data from the GEOSAT Satellite.
Encyclopedia of Water: Greenwood Press, 2003 call#GB655 .N38 (Reference Department)
General reference on water-related topics.
Oceanographic literature review : Elsevier, 1993-2004
call# GC1 .D255 (Reference Department)
Monthly collection of citations and abstracts from
recent literature on oceanography and related disciplines
selected from approximately 3,000 journals.
Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences (6 vols.) : Academic
Press, 2001 call#GC9 .E57 (Reference Department)
A massive, six-volume reference tool with entries by
over 400 scientists on a broad range of topics covering
all aspects of marine science.
Interdisciplinary Encyclopedia of Marine Sciences (3 vols.): Grolier Academic Reference, 2003 call#GC9 .I56 (Reference Department)
Multi-volume reference work focusing on the interdisciplinary aspects of Marine Science.
Practical Handbook of Marine Science: CRC Press, 1994 call#GC11.2 .P73 (Reference Department)
Constants, Charts, Data, and Diagrams relating to Marine Science.
Handbook of Coastal and Ocean Engineering - v. 1 Wave
Phenomena and Coastal Structures : Gulf Publishing, 1990
call# TC 330 H36 (Reference Department)
Explores various complex linear and non-linear wave
theories, forecasting, wave statistics, wave probability,
and design applications.
Links to other institutions with libraries noted for
oceanography and coastal sciences
