Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Plants and Animals of the Salt Marsh

SIRS Discoverer and WebFind
This terrific full-text collection includes magazine articles, reference books, pictures and recommended web sites. Just enter the plant, animal or other subject you'd like to learn more about in the search field at the top of the screen.
(PLEASE NOTE: You will need to enter a User Name and Password to log in to this database.)

Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Enter the organism that you would like to learn about in the search field, and find a detailed hyperlinked encyclopedia entry, as well as a list of links to related sites.

Discover the Salt Marsh, from Oceanside Meadows Institute for the Arts and Sciences

Salt Marsh Habitats

Sea Science: Dynamics of the Salt Marsh, from the Marine Resources Division, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Salt Marsh, from Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The Assateague Naturalist: Life on the Assateague Berm and Bay-Side Salt Marsh
This site also offers information about plants, shells and storms in Assateague

Massachusetts Audubon Society: Living With Wildlife

Cornell lab of Ornithology: All About Birds
Click "Bird Guide" and enter the type of bird you would like to learn more about in the search field, or use the A-Z list of birds to locate the information you need.

Explore Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
This site includes information about plants, small animals, and larger animals of the estuary.

NatureWorks: Estuaries

Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program

WHERE THEY LIVE: Estuaries: Habitat for Wildlife, from the Canadian Wildlife Services & the Canadian Wildlife Federation

Welcome to Estuaries, from the National Ocean Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rhode Island Sea Grant Fact Sheet: Quahog