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Biodiversity

Biodiversity, also called biological diversity, the variety of life found in a place on Earth or, often, the total variety of life on Earth. (Encyclopædia Britannica)

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The term biodiversity (from “biological diversity”) refers to the variety of life on Earth at all its levels, from genes to ecosystems, and can encompass the evolutionary, ecological, and cultural processes that sustain life. (AMNH)

Databases are a great place to search for individual articles from newspapers, magazines, and academic journals.

While many news and magazine articles may also be found with an internet search engine, our subscription databases can provide you with access to older articles that are not available online and other pay-per-view materials, plus additional options to refine your search. As far as scholarly articles go, databases should be your first stop! Most scholarly literature is not freely available.

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Biology Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
220 free peer-reviewed scientific journals in all areas of medical research and biology.
EBSCO multi-search This link opens in a new window
Search articles in many EBSCO databases at once. Encompasses ERIC, Professional Development Collection, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Newspaper Source, MasterFILE Premier, MEDLINE, Business Source Complete, Academic Search Complete.
General Science Collection (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Covers all scientific endeavor, including particle physics, quantum theory, advanced mathematics, and biotechnology. Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY.
ProQuest One Academic This link opens in a new window
Provides access to journals, ebooks, dissertations, video, and news from ProQuest Central, Adademic Video Online, and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.
Science Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Covers physics, engineering, astronomy, biology, earth science, chemistry, etc. Includes charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, & other graphical elements.
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Includes over 1000 journals. and over 20 reference works, and handbooks. Covers biological chemistry, forensic sciences, human nutrition, immunology, psychotherapy, neurological sciences, etc. Full-text content dates back to 1995.

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Bibliographic database covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care, biology, and bio-chemistry.
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Allows you to not only access PubMed but also the full-text holding at Touro. PubMed comprises over 22 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. PubMed citations and abstracts include the fields of biomedicine and health, covering portions of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering.

Books & eBooks

All of Touro's print books can be found by searching the catalog (above, or under the "Catalog" tab on the library homepage). Use the advanced search to limit your results by year, campus location, under Location. If a print book you'd like is at a different campus, learn how to request it.

For eBooks use the eBooks link on library homepage.

The items below are just a sampling of the many titles available:

Biodiversity by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
ISBN: 9789264793224
Publication Date: 2020-01-23
The Convention on Biological Diversity’s 15th Conference of the Parties (CBD COP15) in 2020 marks a critical juncture for one of the defining global challenges of our time: the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services, which underpin nearly all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).This report sets the economic and business case for urgent and ambitious action on biodiversity. It presents a preliminary assessment of current biodiversity-related finance flows, and discusses the key data and indicator gaps that need to be addressed to underpin effective monitoring of both the pressures on biodiversity and the actions (i.e. responses) being implemented.
Biodiversity by John Spicer
ISBN: 9780861540181
Publication Date: 2021-05-06
Our future is closely tied to that of the variety of life on Earth, and yet there is no greater threat to it than us. From population explosions and habitat destruction to climate change and mass extinctions, John Spicer explores the causes and consequences of our biodiversity crisis. In this revised and updated edition, he examines how grave the situation has become over the past decade and outlines what we must do now to protect and preserve not just nature's wonders but the essential services that biodiversity provides for us, seemingly for nothing.
Biodiversity, Food and Nutrition by Danny Hunter (Editor); Teresa Borelli (Editor); Eliot Gee (Editor)
Call Number: S494.5.A43 B548 2020
ISBN: 9780367141516
Publication Date: 2020-05-15
"This book examines the challenges and impacts of poor diets and nutrition from current food systems and the potential contribution of biodiversity and ecosystem services in addressing these problems. There is a strong need for a multi-level, cross-sectoral approach that connects food biodiversity conservation and sustainable use to address critical problems in our current food systems, including malnutrition Building on research from the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project (BFN), which aims to better link biodiversity, diets and nutrition, the book presents a multi-country, cross-sectoral analysis of initiatives that have promoted local food biodiversity in four countries: Brazil, Kenya, Turkey, and Sri Lanka.
Biodiversity and Climate Change by Thomas E. Lovejoy; Lee Hannah; Edward O. Wilson
Call Number: QH541.15.B56 .B563 2019eb
ISBN: 9780300206111
Publication Date: 2019-01-08
An essential, up-to-date look at the critical interactions between biological diversity and climate change that will serve as an immediate call to action The physical and biological impacts of climate change are dramatic and broad-ranging. People who care about the planet and manage natural resources urgently need a synthesis of our rapidly growing understanding of these issues.
Biodiversity and Conservation by Lisa Idzikowski
Call Number: QH75 .B563 2020eb
ISBN: 9781534506428
Publication Date: 2019-12-15
Biodiversity, the variety of life on Earth, is vital to the health of the planet. But overdevelopment and deforestation have threatened biodiversity, as have pollution, overfishing, and hunting and poaching. Conservation efforts must be intensified in order to avoid collapse of our valuable ecosystems. The viewpoints in this volume address the importance of biodiversity and what has contributed to its loss, examples of crises in different parts of the world, and what can be done to ensure the biodiversity of the planet is preserved
Biodiversity Conservation - Challenges for the Future by K. P. Laladhas (Editor); Oommen V. Oommen (Editor); P. R. Sudhakaran (Editor)
ISBN: 9781681080222
Publication Date: 2015-03-06
Biodiversity Conservation – Challenges for the Future is a multidisciplinary book, linking topics on biodiversity, conservation, food and nutrition, organic farming, food security and sustainable management. The book summarizes the key ideas for meeting the challenges of biodiversity conservation. It presents suggestions and recommendations and reiterates the need for raising awareness among a range of stakeholders about conservation and sustainable management of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge resources along with ensuring appropriate capacity building at individual and institutional levels. The book also brings a wealth of knowledge about the local marine ecosystem and Western Ghats biodiversity.
Climate Change and Biodiversity Governance in the Amazon by Joana Castro Pereira; Eduardo Viola
Call Number: HC188.A5 P474 2022
ISBN: 9781000428278
Publication Date: 2021-07-08
This book provides an analysis of the recent governance of the Amazon in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia with a particular focus on deforestation processes, demonstrating that current policies and political and socioeconomic dynamics in the four countries are risking the forest's resilience.
The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli
ISBN: 9780226821870
Publication Date: 2022-09-12
An unforgettable exploration of the natural world and the concept of biodiversity--what it is, why it matters, and how we as individuals can work to preserve it. We are now living in an environmental emergency. As climate change, habitat loss, and other threats have placed almost one-fifth of all species on Earth at risk of extinction in the coming decades, a deeper understanding of biodiversity has never been more important. Biodiversity encompasses the rich variety of all life on Earth--the building blocks of life that provide invaluable sources of food, medicine, clothing, building materials, and more
Wounded Planet by Henk A. M. J. ten Have
Call Number: R724 .T46 2019eb
ISBN: 9781421427461
Publication Date: 2019-05-14
Exploring the interconnectedness of human health, biodiversity, and bioethics.We all depend on environmental biodiversity for clean air, safe water, adequate nutrition, effective drugs, and protection from infectious diseases. Today's healthcare experts and policymakers are keenly aware that biodiversity is one of the crucial determinants of health—not only for individuals but also for the human population of the planet.

Open Access Journals

Biodiversity and Natural History
Biodiversity and Natural History (formerly Boletín de Biodiversidad de Chile) is a peer-reviewed, open-access and e-journal published by the Centro de Estudios en Biodiversidad de Chile (Center for Studies in Biodiversity).
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Papers published in Biodiversity and Natural History are licensed under CC BY-NC Creative Commons License
Biodiversity Data Journal
Biodiversity Data Journal (BDJ) is a community peer-reviewed, open access, comprehensive online platform, designed to accelerate publishing, dissemination and sharing of biodiversity-related data of any kind.
Biodiversity Informatics
This electronic journal focuses on the emerging field of biodiversity informatics--the creation, integration, analysis, and understanding of information regarding biological diversity.
Biodiversity Journal
Biodiversity Journal is a peer-reviewed, open-access, rapidly disseminated journal.
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. The electronic version of Biodiversity Journal is an open access journal and all content is freely available.
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Each published paper will be uploaded immediately to the electronic version of the journal in pdf format, and disseminated with an open access policy. More in detail, the Journal allows readers to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles and allows readers to use them for any other lawful purpose.
Biodiversity Research and Conservation
Biodiversity and Conservation is an international journal that publishes articles on all aspects of biological diversity, its conservation, and sustainable use. It is multidisciplinary and covers living organisms of all kinds in any habitat, focusing on studies using novel or little-used approaches, and ones from less studied biodiversity rich regions or habitats.
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Creative Commons licences
Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles.

Biodiversity and Conservation articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence).

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