Yellowstone Bioprospecting Online Resources
- Park Issues: Bioprospecting and Benefits Sharing: This website contains chapter nine of the "Yellowstone Resources and Issues Handbook 2004" entitled "Park Issues." The document focuses on a variety of issues in Yellowstone National Park including bioprospecting and benefits-sharing, bison management...(more info)
- Forecast: Hot and Humid: This webiste is part of a larger series of ten websites focusing on organisms living in interesting and extreme habitats. This particular page contains an article discussing the discovery of thermophiles in Yellowstone National Park and their increasing importance in the research world...(more info)
- Benefits-Sharing Case Study- Yellowstone National Park and the Diversa Corporation: This case study gives an in depth overview of the Yellowstone National Park and Diversa Corporation "Cooperative Research and Development Agreements" (CRADA)...(more info)
- Thermophiles: This official site of Yellowstone National Park contains information on thermophiles as a part of the "Nature in Yellowstone" home page. Specific topics covered include the history of thermophile research in Yellowstone National Park and future research plans including the "Yellowstone Thermophiles Conservation Project"...(more info)
Additional Resources
For additional resources about Bioprospecting and Microbial Life in Extreme Environments, search the Microbial Life collection.
Created by Heather Beal, Montana State University
