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Best Bet Databases

Try out these databases to save time in your research!

Environment Complete
Multidisciplinary scholarly, government and general interest titles focused on human impact of the environment. Provides indexing, abstracts and full-text for open access articles.
ScienceDirect
Contains journal articles and book chapters in the areas of Physical Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Health Sciences and Social Sciences.
Biological Science Collection
This database provides full-text access to the extensive variety of biology’s cutting edge research, with applications to medicine, technology and the environment.

Some Scientific Journals in Marine Biology and Oceanography

Some Scientific Journals in Marine Biology and Oceanography
Continental Shelf Research (1995-present)	Journal of Plankton Research (1996-present)
Estuaries and Coasts (1997-present)	Limnology and Oceanography (1956-2017)
Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science (1993-present)	Marine Biology (1967-present)
Deep Sea Research (1995-present)	Marine Pollution Bulletin (1995-present)
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (1995-present)	Nature (1997-2015)
Hydrobiologia (1948-present)	Science (1880-present)

Invasive Species

California Non-native Estuarine and Marine Organisms (Cal-NEMO) Database
Cal-NEMO provides information on introduced marine and estuarine invertebrates and algae with established populations in California. The database contains brief overviews of species and taxonomic groups to detailed records on the history of spread.

Marine Science Repositories

Ocean Docs
Publications in Marine Science in digital form, including preprints, published articles, technical reports, working papers and more.

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OceanDocs is supported by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) to collect, preserve and facilitate discovery and access to all research output from members of the ocean research and observation community and specifically their Ocean Data and Information Networks (ODINS). It is one of a number of complementary thematic digital marine and aquatic repositories including the Aquatic Commons, which is supported by the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC).
Aquatic Commons
The Aquatic Commons is a thematic digital repository covering the natural marine, estuarine /brackish and fresh water environments . It includes all aspects of the science, technology, management and conservation of these environments, their organisms and resources, and the economic, sociological and legal aspects.

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It is complementary to OceanDocs, which is supported by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)/ International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) specifically to collect, preserve and facilitate access to all research output from members of their Ocean Data and Information Networks (ODINS). Click to read more information about this repository.

Data Sources

CenCOOS Data Portal
Scientific information including real-time sensor feeds, operational oceanographic and atmospheric models, satellite observations and GIS data sets that describe the biological, chemical and physical characteristics of central California and its surrounding waters

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