Environmental Studies 123
Animal Ecology and Conservation
Spring 2009
Library Resources for class Debate topics
Off Campus Access - To access the library research databases referenced on this guide from off campus, you will need to login to OCA. Click here for information regarding the service.
The sources below provide articles, newspaper articles, and reports that articulate a variety of viewpoints which are useful to take into account when forming a position on a particular topic
Background and opposing viewpoints:
CQ Researcher - current topics, provides Pro/Con arguments authored by experts
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Encyclopedia articles from a variety of viewpoints: including legal, social, and business communities
Databases:
Highly scholarly sources:
Web of Science - large comprehensive source of scholarly articles in sciences, social sciences, and Humanities. Provides the references of and links to articles which cite influential journal articles.
Google Scholar - search engine of scholarly sources
Scholarly and Popular Sources:
Academic Search Complete - provides wide range of sources and views: general, popular, and scholarly. Allows filtering for Scholarly sources
Business Source Complete - large database of business and industry sources. Allows filtering for Scholarly sources
Lexis Nexis Academic - enormous full-text source of newspapers, includes both U.S. and international news, wire transcripts, etc.
Government Information:
CQ Weekly Report - Provides clearly written, balanced, (variety of views considered) discussion of issues and legislation before Congress.
usa.gov - search engine of the Federal government; helpful for determining which agencies are most involved in specific issues
Other Sources:
grist.org - Entertaining and informative site of environmental information, including clear and logical discussions of controversial and confusing issues
DEBATE TOPICS
Marine Protected Areas: Designating Marine Protected Areas (MPA) is the most effective approach ecologically, economically and culturally to protect marine species.
Keywords: Marine Protected areas, marine parks, sanctuaries, reserves. stakeholders, effect*, impact*, politic*, controvers*, econom*
Sources:
CQ Researcher - See Threatened Fisheries for PRO/CON arguements
Search Cruzcat for: An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century: Final Report
National Marine Protected Areas at http://mpa.gov/AND the NOAA Sanctuaries page at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/
Web of Science (ex: marine protected areas and alternat*; refine by environmental sciences)
Google Scholar
Academic Search Complete (ex: marine protected areas and impact*)
Business Source Complete (ex: Performance Indicator Importance in MPA Management Using a Multi-Criteria Approach, Coastal Management Oct-Dec2007, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p601-618, 18p)
Coastal Management (Journal) Use OCA if off campus!
Wind Energy: Whether wind energy is an ecological and economically best solution to climate change
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
Google Scholar
Managed coffee landscapes vs. protected areas for conserving animals in tropics
Pro: Protected areas are the most effective approach, both Ecologically and Socially in regions dominated by Coffee agriculture
Con: Habitat fragmentation
Ethnic Newswatch
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
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