Research
Developed by Professor Golan Yona and his colleagues at Cornell University, the Biozon database aids in the analysis of biological entities. The "database relies on an extensive database schema that integrates information at the macro-molecular level as well as at the cellular level, from a variety of resources to create a unified biological knowledge resource with emphasis on protein and DNA characterization and classification." Biozon builds on data from a number of preexisting databases including PDB, BIND, KEGG, and SwissProt. New searches can be conducted for the following object types: Protein Families, Nucleic Acids, Gene Expression, Structures, Proteins, and more. Biozon offers file and software downloads, as well as an opportunity to save queries with a personal account. [NL]
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/index.html
The Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) provides a bounty of biological and taxonomic information regarding Australian plant and fungi species. Acting as a clearinghouse for online information about plants and fungi, ABRS connects to such resources as the Flora of Australia Online, Checklist of Australian Lichens, Interactive Catalogue of Australian Fungi, Census of Freshwater Algae in Australia, and the Australian Plant Name Index. The site also provides a collection of glossaries that contain terms relating to vascular plants, fungi, fauna, lichens, and ferns. In addition, ABRS offers information about postgraduate scholarships, publications, and research grants. [NL]
http://www.goose.org/gooseref/
Hosted by the International Goose Research Group, GooseRef is a searchable bibliographic system for primary scientific literature regarding geese. GooseRef was developed by Evan Cooch of Cornell University, and currently contains about 2,700 references. Reference listings include author(s), title, year published, and publication journal (when applicable). Users may select a maximum output of references ranging from 25 to 500. The site also contains a list of recent papers, and a feedback form. [NL]
http://www.peregrinefund.org/information_resources.asp
The Peregrine Fund was established in 1970 by Tom Cade (a professor of ornithology at Cornell University) to support peregrine falcon populations in the wild. Through its growing Research Library, the Peregrine Fund is committed to making "library and specimen collections available to the entire global research community, especially to colleagues who may not have access to comprehensive library resources." The Research Library holds a large collection of books, reports, reprints, and journals relating to conservation biology, birds, and more. The Library offers search engines for the Reprints Catalog and Research Library Catalog; as well as downloadable inventories for journals, magazines, and newsletters. In addition, the website offers downloadable Peregrine Fund publications from the past two years, annual reports and newsletters, and access to a searchable bibliography of Peregrine Fund publications spanning more than three decades of research. [NL]
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/collections/mollusk/molluskintro.html
The Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) "Mollusk Collection contains over 105,400 catalogued specimens, most of which were collected in Illinois and the southeastern United States. The collection is 90% freshwater species (mussels, fingernail clams, and snails) and 10% terrestrial species (snails)." This INHS website allows visitors to search the Mollusk Collection Database and offers search fields for Genus species, Stream, Drainage, County, State, Year, and more. The site also links to contact information for mussel researchers in locations around the world, and to the Mollusk Bibliography Database (reported on in the June 6, 2001 Scout Report for Science & Engineering) which contains more than 11,000 references related to freshwater mollusks. In addition, links are provided to the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society, and to the UNIO Listserv, an electronic mailing list for researchers, scientists, and students interested in freshwater unionid mussels. [NL]
Led by Dr. Christopher Hogue of the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital the Blueprint Initiative "develops, hosts and maintains public biological databases and Bioinformatics software tools such as BIND, SeqHound and Distributed Folding." The Blueprint research program also has a sister node located at the National University of Singapore. In addition to providing access to a variety of databases and software, the Blueprint website offers links to a number of downloadable research publications. Site visitors will also find job postings (when available) in the areas of software development, and curation. Additional Blueprint services include user help, educational and outreach support, and product documentation. [NL]
http://www.benthos.org/index.cfm
Founded in 1953, the "North American Benthological Society (NABS) is an international scientific organization whose purpose is to promote better understanding of the biotic communities of lake and stream bottoms and their role in aquatic ecosystems, by providing media and disseminating new investigation results, new interpretations, and other benthological information to aquatic biologists and to the scientific community at large." Notably, NABS hosts a Classified Ads and Announcements section with listings for a variety of jobs; postdoctoral and graduate student positions; conferences and meetings; publications; and more. Academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and NABS members are all invited to post suitable advertisements free of charge. The NABS website also offers information about the upcoming annual meeting in New Orleans, NABS publications, opportunities for graduate student involvement, and the Freshwater Algae and Macroinvertebrate Slide Library. [NL]
http://www.rainforest-crc.jcu.edu.au/
The Rainforest Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) works "to support the sustainable use, management and conservation of Australia's tropical rainforests through world-class research, training and technology transfer." The eight Rainforest CRC research programs include Functional Ecology and Global Change, Canopy Processes and Dynamics, Restoration Ecology and Farm Forestry, and Aboriginal Collaboration and Capacity-building in Research. In addition to providing information about the research activities of the CRC, this website contains a variety of downloadable publications including a series of information sheets under the general heading of Using Rainforest Research; a series concerning tropical forest issues; annual reports; and newsletters. The site also contains a searchable bibliography with references for a range of publications authored by CRC researchers since 1993. The site provides information about research activities at the CRC-managed Australian Canopy Crane Research Facility as well. [NL]
