Research Help
This guide will help you find subject information including recommended databases, books, data management and managing citations. Need additional help? Please don't hesitate to contact me.
Eleri Staiger-Williams, Librarian (she/her)
Email: eleri.staiger-williams@ubc.ca
Available via Zoom for reference meetings.
Key Resources
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ASFA - Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries AbstractsAquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts is an internationally known bibliographic database for aquatic sciences and fisheries.
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Web of Science Core CollectionClassic multidisciplinary index to scholarly articles with "times cited" feature.
Online Reference Sources
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Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)An online encyclopedia on all 1.9 million species currently known to science, capturing information on newly discovered and formally described species. Provides text, images, video, maps, and data.
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FishBaseGlobal database of fish species with information on taxonomy, distribution, biometrics and morphology, behaviour and habitats, ecology and population dynamics as well as reproductive, metabolic and genetic data.
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ReefBaseGlobal information system for coral reefs.
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SeaLifeBaseGlobal database of marine organisms.
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UN Atlas of OceansGlobal information system designed for sharing, exchanging and consulting information on oceans and coastal areas.