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This page allows searching across the SERC catalogs: the set of resources from the web and in print that have been selected as relevant by SERC-supported projects. The catalog draws from collections created directly by our partners as well as those harvested from other digital library collections.



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History of Energy in the United States: 1635-2000 part of Web Resource Collection

This website, from the US Department of Energy, provides a history of energy use in the US from 1635-2000. It includes several figures showing how energy sources and consumption have changed through ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations

Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Homepage part of Web Resource Collection

This is the homepage for the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. The goals of the center are to "mitigate critical threats to global ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Biology:Ecology, Diversity, Biology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual

Energy Seminar part of Web Resource Collection

This is a collection of articles about minerals and other materials that are of interest by virtue of their energy-related properties. The collection currently serves as the basis of a weekly seminar ...
Subject: Geoscience, Environmental Science:Energy
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Collections

Rainfall-induced lahars in the Belham Valley, Montserrat, West Indies part of Print Resource Collection
Rain falling on loose volcanic debris over the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat generates hazardous floods in the Belham Valley. These rainfall-induced lahars vary greatly in discharge and ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution, Geomorphology as applied to other disciplines, Landforms/Processes:Volcanoes, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediment Transport and Deposition, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results

Global Warming Art part of Web Resource Collection

Like all sciences, the study of climate change relies upon a thorough and comprehensive investigation of the data. It is the goal of Global Warming Art to make some of that data accessible to the ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Atmospheric Science:Climatology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources

ATTACK OF THE SUPERBUGS: ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE part of Web Resource Collection

This page contains an article from The Science Creative Quarterly on acquired antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Topics covered include the discovery of antibiotics, the history and scope of ...
Subject: Biology, Environmental Science:Human Population, Human Population:Epidemics, Pandemics, Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Evolution, Ecology, Evolution:Processes
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Bibliography, Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources

Hot Springs Microbes Hold Key To Dating Sedimentary Rocks, Researchers Say part of Web Resource Collection

This is a ScienceDaily article about the effect of microbes on sedimentary rock formation. It covers the process of calcium carbonate crystalization, the effect of microbes on that process, and how ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Biomineralogy, Crystal Chemistry, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy, Geoscience:Biogeosciences , Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks:Carbonates , Biology, Geoscience:Paleontology, Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentary Structures, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Abiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Biology:Evolution, Evolution:Patterns, Chemistry, Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biogeochemistry
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources

Mix and match: how climate selects phytoplankton part of Web Resource Collection

This is a research article from the journal Nature on the link between climate-driven physical processes and evolution of microbial communities in the ocean. Topics covered include oceanic nutrient ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Global energy balance, Atmospheric and oceanic circulation, Evolution of climate and atmosphere, Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Evolution, Ecology, Biodiversity, Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Biological, Biology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Geoscience:Oceanography, Biogeosciences , Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Climate feedbacks, Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Biology:Ecology:Food Webs:Microbial Food Webs, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Habitats, Food Webs, Principles, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Diversity, Ecology, Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Water Column, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Paleoclimate records, Climate feedbacks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Biology:Evolution, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Bibliography, Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work

Phylogeography part of Web Resource Collection

This page contains the Wikipedia entry for phylogeography. It defines the term and presents a brief history of the term, then gives four examples of the applications of phylogeography - conservation, ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Biology:Molecular Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Evolution, Geography, Biology, Geography:Human/Cultural, Biology:Microbiology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Diversity, Ecology:Habitats, Biology:Ecology, Evolution, Evolution:Patterns
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources

Aspiring Academics: A Resource Book for Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty part of Print Resource Collection
Drawing on several years of research, this set of essays is designed to help graduate students and early career faculty start their careers in geography and related social and environmental sciences. ...

Subject: Geography, Environmental Science
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results