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Reference

Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage
NSW Environmental Protection Agency
World Database of Protected Areas
World Directory of Environmental Organisations
World Environmental Library

Earth sciences

A dictionary of earth sciences

Encyclopedia of geochemistry
R551.903/E56

Encyclopedia of geology
R550.3/E56

Encyclopedia of paleontology
R560.3/E56

Environmental encyclopedia

The Oxford Companion to the Earth 

Treatise on Geochemistry
R551.9/T784

Ecology

Encyclopedia of biodiversity
R333.95/E56

Encyclopedia of ecology and environmental management
Q363.7/E56

Environmental Enginnering

Dictionary of environmental science and engineering
R628.03/P523d

Dictionary of environmental science and technology
R628.03/P843d/1992

The encyclopedia of ecology and environmental management
Q363.7/E56

Standard handbook of environmental engineering
628/S785/1998

Marine Studies

Encyclopedia of aquaculture
R639.803/E56 and E

Encyclopedia of marine sciences
R551.46/E56

Fishes of the world, Nelson. J
597/N427f/2006

Grant's guide to fishes
597.09943/G761g/1993

Multilingual dictionary of fish and fish products
R641.39203/O68M/1978

Seas at the millenium: an environmental evaluation (3 vols)
Q577.7/S439

Wildlife Management

Dictionary of ecology

Dictionary of natural resource management
R333.7203/D926d

Dictionary of zoology

Encyclopedia of Australian animals
R591.994/E56

Encyclopedia of Australian wildlife
R591.994/E565

Encyclopedia of biodiversity
333.95/E56

Encyclopedia of bioethics

Encyclopedia of endangered species
R574.529/E56e

Encyclopedia of global change

Macmillan encyclopedia of the environment
R333.7/M167

Zoology

CRC Handbook of mammalian body masses
599.04/S586c

Dictionary of zoology

Encyclopedia of entomology
R595.703/E56
Field guide to the mammals of Australia
599.0994/M545f

Fishes of the world
597/N427f/2006

Fauna of Australia
Q591.994/F264

Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia
R591/G895G

Handbook of the birds of the world
R598/H236

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic birds
Q598.099/H236

Websites & internet resources

ABARE online publications
Australian Centre for Remote Sensing on the Web (ACRES)
Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO) Geoscientific maps, research and information related to Australia's land and groundwater resources
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Birchip Cropping Group
Birds Australia Includes a directory of Australian Bird Research, a list of threatened Australian birds and useful links to other Australian and overseas resources
Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research and Australian National Herbarium
Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests
Colorado State University's Introduction and Resource Guide to Transgenic Crops CSIRO: Marine Division
Ecological Society of Australia
Environment Australia Online — Australian and world heritage; Biodiversity; Environment; Environmental Protection; Marine; Antarctic; Meteorology. Provides a searchable database, the full text of a number of key documents and various newsletters
Ecotox Database
FireNet Special Interest Network dedicated to all aspects of fire science and management
Geological Society of Australia
GIS WWW Server
Internet Center for Engineering and Physics
The International Union for Conservation and Nature's Red List of Threatened Species
IP Australia Patents, trademarks and designs
Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK)
SILO Meteorological data related to Australian rural production
US Geological Survey
Wentworth Group

Climatology

Atmospheric Research (CSIRO)
Bureau of Meteorology Australia
Climate changes (Qld)
Meteorology and Oceanography - Royal Australian Navy
National Atmospheric Deposition Program (USA)
National Climatic Data Center (USA)
National Oceanographic Center (USA)
Royal Meteorological Society (UK)
UM Weather (USA)

Ecology

Australian Biodiversity Information Facility - collaborative project of Australian biological research community
Center for Earth Science Information Network
Center for Health and the Global Environment (USA)
Dept of Environment and Heritage (Australia)
Dictionary of environment 
Earthtrends - Environmental Information portal (World Resources Institute)
Environment Australia
 
Environment Protection and Heritage Council  
Geoscience Australia - contributes to decisions regarding management of the environment
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Global Invasive Species database
United Nations Environmental Network
Waterwatch Australia Library
World Environment Library  

Environmental Engineering

American Academy of Environmental Engineers 
Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage
Division of Environmental Engineering
EnviroInfo: Environmental Information Sources 
Environmental Engineering Society
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
The WWEVL - WasteWater Engineering Virtual Library 

Environmental Management

APSRU (Agricultural Production Systems Research Unit)
Australian Government Natural Resources
Australian Natural Resources Atlas
CSIRO Land and Water
CSIRO Centre for Arid Zone Research
Greening Australia
Landcare Australia
National Heritage Trust
River Murray Catchment Water Management Board
Sustainable Land Management - Australia

Earth Sciences

American Geological Institute
American Geophysical Union
Australian Institute of Geoscientists http://aig.org.au/
British Geological Survey  
BUBL Link Earth Sciences  
Geochemical Society
Geological Society of America
Geological Society of Australia
Geological Society (UK)
Geological Survey of Canada  
Geoscience Australia  
Geoscience Gateways  
Geoscience Portal  - Australia   
Intute: Science and Technology  
Mineralogy Database  
PINAKES, A Subject Launchpad for geography, geology or geo-spatial site links
USGS: Science for a changing world 
The Virtual Library: Earth Sciences

Marine Studies

Aquaculture network info center 
Australian Coastal Atlas
Australian Conservation Foundation - Oceans eleven report
Australian estuary database
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Census of marine life
Coastal CRC
C.S.I.R.O. Marine Research
FISHBASE Information on all fish species
GReat Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
ICLARM - World Fish Center
International Coral Reef Initiative
INTUTE: Health & Life Sciences
MareNet
National Marine Mammal Laboratory 
Native fish Australia
OceanPortal - web links in marine science and oceanography
REEFBASE Management and status of world coral reefs
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture - 1996 onwards
TRAWLBASE Management of Asian coastal fisheries
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Waterwatch Australia Library

Wildlife Management

Australasian Wildlife Management Society
Australian Conservation Foundation
Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology
CSIRO - Environment - Biodiversity & Ecology  
CSIRO - Sustainable Ecosystems
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia
Department of the Environment and Water Resources 
Fact Sheets - Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines
Parks and Reserves - Australian Dept. of the Environment and Heritage 
Qld Environmental Protection Agency  
Native Animal Fact Sheets - NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service 
Wet Tropics Management Authority
Wilderness Society  
World Heritage
WWF - Global Environmental Conservation Organisation