Directory Sites

  • BiologyBase

    Checklists, articles, and links for the world of life.

    www.biologybase.com

  • World Biodiversity Database

    A growing taxonomic database and information system that aims at documenting all presently known species (about 1.7 million). Taxonomic trees, descriptions, synonyms, literature citations, and molecular database queries.

    www.eti.uva.nl

  • BioImages - Virtual Fieldguide for UK Biodiversity

    Large selection of pictures of organisms, mostly British in origin. Images are an aid to identification, showing different stages, states and views of the organisms. Search the database or follow a taxonomic tree.

    www.bioimages.org.uk

  • Biodiversity Explorer

    Classification of all forms of life, with some photos. Has a strong South African emphasis.

    www.museums.org.za

  • Natural Perspective

    Dedicated to the beauty and science of nature and to the joys nature brings to those who explore it. The material here is organized according to the biological principles of Taxonomy.

    www.perspective.com

  • ARKive

    Non-profit initiative of The Wildscreen Trust with photographs, movie clips, sound recordings, and brief descriptions of selected endangered and protected species of Britain and the rest of the world.

    www.arkive.org

  • Natural Selection

    A gateway to quality, evaluated Internet resources in the natural world co-ordinated by The Natural History Museum, London.

    nature.ac.uk

  • NCBI Taxonomy

    Searchable and browsable taxonomy tree of organisms for which there are publicly available gene sequences.

    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

  • Mikko's Phylogeny Archive

    A compilation of various phylogenetic trees representing different views of taxonomy. Includes links to other taxonomic websites.

    www.fmnh.helsinki.fi

  • Flora and Fauna of the Great Lakes

    Provides access to materials from the fish, mammal, and fungus collections of the University of Michigan, USA. Includes many images of specimens.

    www.lib.umich.edu

  • Survey of the Plant Kingdoms

    Explores plant anatomy, taxonomy, and classification, from Monera through the higher plants. Includes descriptions as well as graphics and schematics.

    home.manhattan.edu

  • BioLib

    Taxonomic tree of plants and animals with a photo gallery and some checklists for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In Czech and English.

    www.biolib.cz

  • Census of Marine Life

    A global network of researchers engaged in a ten-year initiative to assess and explain the past, present, and future diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine life in the oceans.

    www.coml.org

  • World's Boreal Forests: Animal and Plant Species

    Fact sheets and photos for mammals, birds, trees and other plants of boreal regions.

    www.borealforest.org

  • Canada's Aquatic Environments

    Provides comprehensive information about the aquatic habitats, animals, and plants of this country.

    www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca

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