Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Use a dictionary to find concise definitions. Use encyclopedias to gain a general understanding of a subject by perusing detailed articles written by carefully selected scholars.  Especially useful are the bibliographies generally included at the end of encyclopedia articles, which offer recommendations for further reading and often identify original research.

General

Natural resources (3 vols.)
Salem Press, 1998
REF S922 .N38 1998

Conservation and the law : a dictionary
ABC-CLIO, 1998
REF KF 5505 .A68 D6 1998

Dictionary of renewable resources
Weinheim, 1997
REF S 922 .D53 1997 

Dictionary of natural resource management
UBC Press, 1996
REF S 922 .D86 1996 

Conservation and environmentalism : an encyclopedia
Garland, 1995
REF GE 10 .C68 1995 

Wildlife in danger
Viking, 1969
REF QL 88 .F48 

Natural resources research information pages [electronic resource]

NatureServe [electronic resource]

American Forests [electronic resource]

Conservation directory [electronic resource]

ParkNet [electronic resource]

North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources [electronic resource]

Specific

North Carolina natural resources : from the mountains to the sea
North Carolina Association of Extension 4-H Agents, 1993
REF F 254.8 .N752 1993 

The evolution of the Conservation Movement 1850-1920 [computer file]

Forest history society bibliography [computer file, last updated 1999]