NATURAL HISTORY REFERENCE SOURCES
compiled by Adam L. Schiff
University of Washington Libraries
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Mammals
Birds
Reptiles and Amphibians
Fishes
Invertebrates
Insects
,
Arachnids
,
Other Invertebrates
Plants
Algae
Fungi
Microbiology
Bacteria
Paleontology
Viruses
Earth Sciences
Geology
,
Meteorology
,
Mineralogy
Oceanography
Astronomy
Other
Other Gateways
Biogate
Geo-Guide
Geo-Information Gateway: Geology
Internet Directory for Botany
Natural Selection
- hand-selected and evaluated Internet resources on the natural world, co-ordinated by The Natural History Museum, London
General Sources
Animal Diversity Web
AnimalBase
Biocomplexity Thesaurus
Biology Browser
BIOSIS Controlled Vocabulary
Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist
Census of Antarctic Marine Life
CITES Species Database
CITES Trade Database
The Electronic Zoo
eNature Field Guides
- covers over 5,500 plants and animals of North America
The Encyclopedia of Life
EUNIS - European Nature Information System
European Register of Marine Species
Fauna Europaea
Global Invasive Species Database
GROMS: Global Register of Migratory Species
Index to Organism Names
InfoNatura: Birds, Mammals, and Amphibians of Latin America
International Species Information System (ISIS)
Internet Biodiversity Service
Internet Resource Guide for Zoology
- from BIOSIS
Internet Resource Guide for Zoology: Vernacular/Common Names
Invasive and Exotic Species of North America
ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System
ITIS * North America
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Marine Species Database for Eastern Africa
Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
National Introduced Marine Pest Information System (NIMPIS)
- CSIRO Australia
NatureServe Explorer
NCBI Entrez Genome Project
The NCBI Taxonomy Homepage
NeMys
- a general online species information system, with original primary focus on marine Nematoda and Mysida
Nomen.at - Animals and Plants: Dictionary of Common (Vernacular) Names
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
North Atlantic Register for Marine Species
Parasites and Parasitological Resources
The Phylogeny of Life
SCAR-MarBIN Register of Antarctic Marine Species
SeaLifeBase
Species Information
- from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, including
U.S. listed endangered and threatened species
and
foreign listed species
Species 2000
TreeBASE
- phylogenetic information on all taxa
The Tree of Life
Taxonomic Hierarchy Used in Zoological Record
Thesaurus Used in Zoological Record
uBio: Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer
UCMP Glossary
UCMP Web Lift to Taxa
UNEP-WCMC Species Database
The Virtual Library of Ecology, Biodiversity, and the Environment
WildFinder
- database from World Wildlife Fund
World Biodiversity Database
World Register of Marine Species
Yahoo - Biology
Mammals - Mammalogy
Yahoo - Mammals
Animal Info: Information on Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Mammals
Australian Mammal Species Files
A Checklist of Australian Marsupials
A Checklist of the Mammals of the World
CITES Identification Guide--Hunting Trophies
Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections
Integrated Primate Biomaterials and Information Resource (IPBIR)
Mammal Image Library of the American Society of Mammalogists
Mammal Species of the World
- from Smithsonian Institution
Mammal Species of the World, Third Edition
- from Bucknell Univesity, with search interface
Mammalian Species
Marine Mammals of the World
- PDF of FAO publication
Marine Mammals of the World
- Web version from ETI, adapted from the FAO publication
North American Mammals
Phylogeny of the Mammals
Primate Fact Sheets
Revised Checklist of North American Mammals North of Mexico, 2003
Synapsida: Mammals and Their Extinct Relatives
- from
The Tree of Life
Birds - Ornithology
Birding Resources
- from
Peterson Field Guides
Electronic Resources on Ornithology
The O.W.L.: Ornithological Web Library
Yahoo - Birds
All About Birds
- from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Annotated List of Shorebirds (Waders) of the World
Annotated List of the Seabirds of the World
Aves: Systematics
Avibase: The World Bird Database
Bird Accounts
Bird Checklists of the United States
Bird Checklists of the World
Bird Data Project
Bird Families of the World
BirdLife International Search for Species
Birds of the Continental United States and Canada
Birds of the World: A Clements-like Listing
Birds of the World : Current Valid Scientific Avian Names
Birds to Watch 2: The World List of Threatened Birds
Check-list of North American Birds
CITES Identification Guide--Birds
A Classification of the Bird Species of South America
Find a Bird Dictionary
- dictionary of birdwatching and ornithological terminology
Internet Bird Collection
Internet Field Guide to Birds
Living Bird Families of the World
Maps & Distribution of the Birds of the Western Palearctic Region
The Multilingual Birdsearch Engine
Multilingual North European Bird Dictionary
New Zealand Recognised Bird Names (NZRBN) Database
Obsolete English Names of North American Birds and Their Modern Equivalents
On-line Checklists
- for all states and provinces, Canada, the United States, and continental North America
Online Bird Guide
- from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Owls of the World: A List by Name
Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
The Sibley-Monroe Classification - List of Families
Sibley and Monroe's World List of Birds
The Sibley/Monroe World List of Bird Names
Taxonomic Changes Since Sibley & Monroe 1993
The Up-to-date World List of Birds
- list in Excel spreadsheet
World Bird Database
- from BirdLife International
Reptiles and Amphibians - Herpetology
The Electronic Zoo - Amphibians
The Electronic Zoo - Reptiles
Herp Link
Yahoo - Reptiles and Amphibians
AmphibiaWeb
Amphibian Species of the World
The Amphibian Tree of Life
Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide: An Online Guide for the Identification of Amphibians in North America North of Mexico
Checklist of the Living Monitor Lizards of the World (Family Varanidae)
CITES Identification Guide--Crocodilians
CITES Identification Guide--Turtles and Tortoises
Crocodilian Internet Resources
Crocodilian Species List
Crocodilian, Tuatara, and Turtle Species of the World
Crocodilians: Natural History & Conservation
The JCVI/TIGR Reptile Database
A Key to the Anuran Tadpoles of the United States and Canada
National Amphibian Atlas
Reptiles and Amphibians of the World
Reptiles Database
The Reptiles of Australia
Scientific and Common Names of the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America Explained
Scientific and Standard English names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding
Sea Turtles of the World
Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles & Crocodilians
- 6th edition
Tadpoles of the United States and Canada: A Tutorial and Key
Turtles of the World
World Turtle Database
Fishes - Ichthyology
Ichthyology Resources
Ichthyology Web Resources
The Electronic Zoo - Fish
Yahoo - Fish
All Catfish Species Inventory
Annotated Checklists of Fishes
Aquatic Species Fact Sheets
Atlantic and Gulf Coast Local Names
Australian Fish Names Standard
Billfishes of the World
Catalog of Fishes
Checklist of Living Sharks
CITES Identification Guide--Sturgeons and Paddlefish
A Classification of the Recent Elasmobranchii
Clupeoid Fishes of the World (Suborder Clupeoidei)
Part 1 - Chirocentridae, Clupeidae, and Pristigasteridae
Part 2 - Engraulididae
Codes of Australian Aquatic Biota
- from CSIRO
Elasmoworld: Biological & Reference Database
Emperor Fishes and Large-eye Breams of the World (Family Lethrinidae)
FishBase
- mirror sites in
France
,
Germany
,
Sweden
, and
Taiwan
Fisheries Global Information System
FishIndex
FishProfiles.com
- information on aquatic species, including fishes, corals, plants, and crustaceans
Fusilier Fishes of the World
Gadiform Fishes of the World (Order Gadiformes)
Glossary of Aquaculture
Groupers of the World (Family Serranidae, Subfamily Epinephelinae)
Hakes of the World (Family Merlucciidae)
Hawaiian Islands Local Names
Ichthyology Web Resources - Dictionary
Ichthyology Web Resources - Taxon Pages
LarvalBase
List of Canadian Acceptable Common Names for Fish and Seafood
List of Standardised Australian Fish Names
Master Index of Freshwater Fishes
Merluzas del Mundo (Familia Merlucciidae)
NOAA Fisheries Glossary
OBIS: Ocean Biogeographic Information System
Ophidiiform Fishes of the World (Order Ophidiiformes)
Pacific Coast Local Names
Pearl Perches of the World (Family Glaucosomatidae)
Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia
- includes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Seafood List
Scombrids of the World
Sharks of the World
Bullhead, Mackerel, and Carpet Sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes, and Orectolobiformes)
Carcharhiniformes
Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes
Sillaginid Fishes of the World (Family Sillaginidae)
Snake Mackerels and Cutlassfishes of the World (Families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae)
Snappers of the World (Family Lutjanidae)
Standard Fish Names in Australia (Commercial Species)
Threadfins of the World (Family Polynemidae)
TNHC - North America Freshwater Fishes Index
Invertebrates
Insects - Entomology
Electronic Resources on Lepidoptera
Entomology on the World Wide Web
- from Texas A&M University
Iowa State Entomology Index of Internet Resources
Yahoo - Insects
2001 Systematic Catalog of Culicidae
- mosquito catalog
Antbase
AntWeb
- includes taxonomic database of the world's ants
Arthropods of Economic Importance
Agromyzidae
Diaspididae
Eurasian Tortricidae
Australian Insect Common Names
Bark and Wood Boring Beetles of the World
The BioSystematic Database of World Diptera
BugGuide.Net: Identification, Images & Information for Insects, Spiders & Their Kin for the United States & Canada
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and Their Type-species
Butterflies of Canada
Carabid Genera Database
Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World (Insecta, Diptera, Nematocera, Tipuloidea)
Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions
Catalog of the Fossil Flies of the World
Checklist of Microlepidoptera of North America
- Microsoft Excel format
Checklist of North American Butterflies
- North American Butterfly Association
Checklist of the Collembola
A Checklist of the Insects of Subsaharan Africa
The Chironomid Home Page
CITES Identification Guide--Butterflies
Coleoptera Databases and Catalogs
Common Names Database
- Entomological Society of Canada
Common Names of Insects Database
- Entomological Society of America
Corrections and Additions to
Taxonomists' Glossary of Mosquito Anatomy
Dr. Don's Termite Terminology
Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of the United States
Dragonfly Catalog
Earwig Research Centre: The Site on Earwig Biology
English Names of North American Butterflies Occuring North of Mexico
Ephemeroptera Galactica: The Ephemeropterists' Home Page
Families and Subfamilies of Coleoptera
The Families of Diptera
- includes English common names
Family-group Names for Earwigs (Dermaptera)
Fleas (Siphonaptera)
FLOW: Fulgoromorpha Lists on the Web
- online database on planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha)
A Glossary of Entomological Terms
Generic Key to Adult North American Dragonflies
Handbook of Katydids and Crickets of America North of Mexico
Hymenoptera Name Server
Hymenoptera Online Database
Insects and Related Arthropods of North America
Lepidoptera Classification
LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
List of Odonata of the World
Mantophasmatodea
Mayflies of the United States
Mayfly Central
- includes
The Mayflies of North America
and
The Mayflies of Central America
A Mosquito Taxonomic Glossary
I. Adult Head (External)
II. Adult Head (Internal)
III. Adult Thorax
IV. Adult Thoracic Appendages
V. Abdomen (Except Female Genitalia)
VI. Female Genitalia
VII. The Pupa
VIII. The Larval Chaetotaxy
IX. The Larval Cranium
X. The Larval Mandible
XI. The Larval Maxilla
XII. The Larval Labiohypopharynx
XIII. The Larval Pharynx
XIV. The Larval Body (Except Chaetotaxy)
XV. The Egg
The Moths of Canada
Neotropical Leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Checklist of the Insects of North America
North American Stonefly List
The Odonata of North America
- checklist and common names approved by the Dragonfly Society of the Americas
OdonataCentral
On-line Systematic Catalog of Plant Bugs (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae)
Online Termite Database
Orthoptera Species File Online
Pest Fruit Flies of the World
Phasmatodea
- catalog and info on stick insects and walking leaves
Plant Bug Planetary Biodiversity Inventory
Psyl'list
- online database dedicated to jumping plant lice
ScaleNet: A Database of the Scale Insects of the World
Singing Insects of North America
- crickets, katydids, and cicadas
The Social Insects Glossary
Stoneflies of the United States
A Synonomic List of the New World Odonata
Systematic Catalog of Culicidae
Tachinidae of America North of Mexico
TaxoDros: The Database on Taxonomy of Drosophilidae
Termites of the World
Tiger Beetles of the United States
Trichoptera World Checklist
University of Florida Book of Insect Records
Urban Entomology Program, University of Toronto
- much reference material on termites of the world
Valid Stonefly Names for North America
Western Hemisphere Carabids
World Checklist of Extant Mecoptera Species
World List of Extant and Fossil Embiidina (=Embioptera)
World List of Terrestrial Arthropod Families
World Odonata List
Worldwide List of Entomologists
The Zoraptera Database
Arachnids - Arachnology
Yahoo - Arachnids
Arachnida Catalog
Arachnological (Including Acari) Publications and Societies of the World
Arachnology Home Page
Class Arachnida in North America (North of Mexico)
- lists species by order, family, genus
Common Names of Insects Database
- Entomological Society of America
North American Scorpions--Checklist, 2002
The Scorpion Files
Spiders of North America (North of Mexico)
Tarantulas.com
The World Spider Catalog
Other Invertebrates
Yahoo - Mollusks
Yahoo - Shells
Yahoo - Worms
Amoebae on the Web
Anchialine Caves and Cave Fauna of the World
Annelid Resources
Aquatic Species Fact Sheets
Brachiopoda World Database
CephBase
Cephalopods of the World (2005 edition)
Cephalopods of the World (1984 edition)
Chaetognatha of the World
The Ciliate Resource Archive
CLEMAM: Check List of European Marine Mollusca
Classification of the Extant Echinodermata
Codes of Australian Aquatic Biota
- from CSIRO
Conchology: The Art & Science of Nature
Crayfish Home Page
Crustacea.net
Cumacea World Database
Current Classification of Recent Cephalopoda
The Echinoid Directory
European Limnofauna
Field Guide to Freshwater Mussels of the Midwest
Freshwater Amphipods
Freshwater Mussel (Unionoida) Genera of the World
Glossary of Aquaculture
Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods
Hexacorallians of the World: Sea Anemones, Corals, and Their Allies
The Hydrozoa Directory
Indo-Malayan Reef Corals
List of Canadian Acceptable Common Names for Fish and Seafood
Macrobenthos of the North Sea
Anthozoa
Crustacea
Echinodermata
Pycnogonida
Tunicata
Malacolog: Western Atlantic Gastropod Database
Marine Flatworms of the World
Marine Lobsters of the World
- PDF of FAO publication
Marine Lobsters of the World
- Web version from ETI, adapted from the FAO publication
NEMABASE
Nematode Species List
North East Atlantic Taxa
OBIS: Ocean Biogeographic Information System
Parasites and Parasitological Resources
Phoronida World Database
Phylum Ctenophora: List of All Valid Species Names
Protist Image Data
Protist Information Server
PycnoBase: World List of Pycnogonida
Shells Database
Shrimps and Prawns of the World
Sipuncula Higher Taxa & Number of Species
Sipuncula Taxa with Synonyms
Sponguide: Guide to Sponge Collection and Identification
Stauromedusae: List of All Valid Species Names
Turbellarian Taxonomic Database
An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Seafood List
World Asteroidea Database
World Database of Proseriata and Kalyptorhynchia
World List of Marine, Freshwater, and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans
- version on World Register of Marine Species site
World List of Marine, Freshwater, and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans
- version on Smithsonian site
The World of Copepods
World Ophiuroidea Database
World Porifera Database
World Remipedia Database
Plants - Botany
Internet Directory for Botany
Yahoo - Botany
Angiosperm Phylogeny Website
Aquatic, Wetland, and Invasive Plant Glossary
Australian Plant Name Index
Botanical Image Databases
The Botanical System of the Plants
Botany.com Dictionary of Botanical Words
Bryological Glossary
Bryophyte Names Authority List
Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System
Checklist and Distribution Maps of Taxa Covered by The Jepson Manual
A Checklist of the Mosses
Checklist of World Ferns
Checklists of Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi
-
searchable database version
and
index
CITES Identification Guide--Tropical Woods
A Classification for Extant Ferns
Comprehensive Listing of Alternate and Botanical Names for Horticultural Crops
Concordance of Angiosperm Family Names
Conifer Database
- from American Conifer Society
Cornell University Poisonous Plants Informational Database
Dictionary of Common Names
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
Electronic Plant Information Centre (ePIC)
- from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
English Common Names for Some Orchids
Evergreen Native Plant Database
- information about native tree, shrub, wildflower, grass, aquatic, and vine species for all of Canada
The Families of Flowering Plants
FoodplantDB - Native American Food Plants
Forestry Terminology and Glossaries
A Global Compendium of Weeds
Global Compositae Checklist
Glossary of Pollen and Spore Terminology
Grass Genera of the World
GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora
GRIN-CA Taxonomy
GRIN Taxonomy
- Germplasm Resources Information Network, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Gymnosperm Database
Horticopia Plant List
HortiPlex Database
ILDIS Legumes of the World: Draft Checklist
Index Herbariorum
Index Nominum Genericorum
Index Nominum Supragenericorum Plantarum Vascularium
Index of Mosses Data Base (W³MOST)
Index to Familial Names of Extant Vascular Plants
Interactive Flora of NW Europe
International Legume Database & Information Service
International Plant Names Index
Invaders Database System
- database of exotic plant names and weed distribution records for five states in the northwestern United States
Kew Record of Taxonomic Literature
- part of Kew Bibliographic Databases site
Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera
Native American Ethnobotany: A Database of Foods, Drugs, Dyes, and Fibers of Native American Peoples, Derived from Plants
NGA Plant Finder
- from National Gardening Association
Noxious Weeds in the US and Canada
Palm Base
The Plant Finder's Encyclopedia
Plant Fossil Record
The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species
Plants Database
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Plants for a Future: 7000 Useful Plants
- includes
database
of 7300 edible, medicinal, and useful plants
Plants Toxic to Animals
Postcode Plants Database
- information on British flora and fauna
Provisional Global Plant Checklist
The Seaplant Handbook
SEPASAL: Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands
A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands
Threatened Plants of the World
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants
Tree Conservation Information Service
Tropical Plants Database
- plants of the Amazon rainforest
UNEP-WCMC Species Database - Trees
Vascular Plant Families and Genera
Vascular Plant Image Library
W³TROPICOS
- access to the Missouri Botanical Garden's VAST nomenclatural database and associated authority files
World Checklist of Monocotyledons
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Algae - Phycology
Yahoo - Phycology
AlgaeBase
AlgaTerra Information System
All About Algae
- a portal to other algae sites
Index Nominum Algarum
The Seaplant Handbook
Seaweeds
Fungi - Mycology
Authors of Fungal Names
Bibliography of Systematic Mycology
Classification from the Dictionary of the Fungi
Cortbase: A Nomenclatural Database of Corticioid Fungi (Hymenomycetes)
Doctor Fungus
Family Names Database
- from CABI Bioscience
Fungal Databases
- U.S. National Fungus Collections
Fungal Names and Synonyms
Glossary of Mycological Terms
Index Fungorum
Interactive Catalogue of Australian Fungi
MushroomExpert.com
Mycology Online
- guide to fungal pathogens
MycoWeb - Mycological Links
MycoWeb - Systematic Resources
MyxoWeb: A Virtual Field Guide to Myxomycetes
Yahoo - Mycology (Fungi)
Microorganisms - Microbiology
Microbial Biorealm
Bacteria - Bacteriology
Approved Lists of Bacterial Names
Bacterial Nomenclature Up-to-date
Dictionnaire de bactériologie vétérinaire
List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature
The Prokaryotes: An Evolving Electronic Resource for the Microbiological Community
Taxonomic Outline of the Procaryotic Genera, Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second Edition, Release 1.0, April 2001
Paleontology
Yahoo - Paleontology
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates
Catalog of the Fossil Flies of the World
Dinobase
DinoData
Dinosaur and Paleontology Dictionary
Dinosaur Genera
DOL Dinosaur Omnipedia
The Fossil Record 2
Fossil Records of Avian Taxa
Genera and Species of Paleocene Mammals
Glossary of Pollen and Spore Terminology
A Guide to the Orders of Trilobites
Palaeos: The Trace of Life on Earth
The Paleobiology Database
Plant Fossil Record
Review and Atlas of Palaeovegetation
Viruses - Virology
ICTVdb Index of Viruses
Viral Biorealm
Virology Glossary
Virus Databases On-line
Earth Sciences
Earth/Geoscience Information on the WWW
Yahoo - Earth Sciences
Erosion Control Dictionary
Gravity/Magnetic Glossary
Australian Stratigraphic Names Database
Caves, Karst, and Speleology Resources
Cave and Karst Terminology
- also in
another edition
Glossary of Cave and Karst Terms
Glossary of Caving Terms
Glossary of Karst Related Terms
Glossary of Speleological and Caving Terms
A Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology with Special Reference to Environmental Karst Hydrology
Some Volcanic, Cave, and Karst Terms
Databases and Glossaries
- from
Links for Mineralogists
Earth/Geoscience Information on the WWW
Earth Impact Database
Earthquake and Seismology Resources
California Integrated Seismic Network
Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World
COSMOS (Consortium of Organizations for Strong-Motion Observation Systems) Virtual Data Center
Earthquake Glossary
Maps and Lists of Current Earthquake Activity
Seismic Damage
- lists by country
Seismo-Watch Earthquake News and Information Services
Southern California Earthquake Data Center
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
- includes
Historic Earthquakes
USGS National Strong-Motion Program
Geologic Glossary
Geologic Names Lexicon (GEOLEX)
Geologic Time Scale
- detailed chart from Geological Society of America
The Geologic Time Scale
- from U.S. Geological Survey
Geological Time Scale
- from Andrew MacRae, University of Calgary Dept. of Geology and Geophysics
Geologylink Geologic Glossary
Geologynet Online Geology Databases
GeoMan's Glossary of Earth Science Terms
GeoWhen Database
A Glossary-Dictionary-Collection of Terms-Terminology Related to the Field of Geology
Glossary of Coastal Terminology
Glossary of Solar-Terrestrial Terms
Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms
International Stratigraphic Chart
International Stratigraphic Guide
Internet Glossary of Soil Science Terms
Lexicon of Canadian Geological Names On-line
New Zealand Stratigraphic Lexicon
Referenced Glossary for Planetary Geology for Teachers
Sequence Stratigraphy Terminology
Tsunami Glossary
Volcanoes and Volcanism Resources
Glossary of Volcano and Related Terminology
Photo Glossary of Volcano Terms
Some Volcanic, Cave, and Karst Terms
Volcanic and Geologic Terms
Volcano and Hydrologic Hazards, Features, and Terminology
Volcano World
Volcanoes of the World
Web Geological Time Machine
A Comprehensive Glossary of Weather Terms for Storm Spotters
Glossary
- from Oklahoma Climatological Survey
Glossary
- from the Weather Channel
Glossary of Climate Change Terms
Hopkins Glossary of Weather Terms
NOAA Tidal Terminology Reference/Dictionary
The Weather Channel Storm Encyclopedia
Athena Mineralogy
Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals & Textures
The Crystal Structure Database
The Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms
- alternative addresses
1,
2
Links for Mineralogists
The Mineral Database
The Mineral Gallery
- includes
Minerals by Name
and
Minerals by Class
Mineralogy Database
MinMax Mineral Information System
WebMineral: Atlas minéralogique
Glossary of Coastal Terminology
Glossary of Physical Oceanography and Related Disciplines
Glossary of Water Resource Terms
Lake and Water Word Glossary
NOAA Tidal Terminology Reference/Dictionary
NWS Glossary of Hydrologic Related Terms
OceanLink2 On-Line Glossary
Sonar Glossary of Terms
Tidal Glossary
Tide and Current Glossary
Tsunami Glossary
Water Science Glossary of Terms
Water Words Dictionary
Astronomy
Astronomical Glossary
The Astronomy Thesaurus
Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies
The Catalogue of Meteorites
Cosmos: The SAO Encyclopedia of Astronomy
Data Base of Physical and Dynamical Properties of Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs)
ESO HST Guide Star Catalogue
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Glossary of Astronomical Terms
Handbook of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics
Imagine the Universe! Dictionary
The Messier Catalog
Meteoritical Bulletin Database
- also:
Quick Meteorite Name Search
NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
NASA Thesaurus
The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme
Referenced Glossary for Planetary Geology for Teachers
SIMBAD Astronomical Database
Other
The Pictorial Periodic Table
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