Friday, April 11, 2008

RI natural habitats and species

Where can I find information on Rhode Island natural habitats, land use, plants, & animals? Do any of these sources contain maps?

Look in the RISD/Athenauem catalog under these subjects:

Birds - Rhode Island
Botany - Rhode Island
Land Use - Rhode Island
Marine Ecology - Rhode Island (includes maps)
Natural History - Rhode Island
Open Spaces - Rhode Island

Try searching the catalog with keywords such as plants, mammals, fish*, birds, ecolog*, natur* + "Rhode Island". Using the asterisk * at the end of a keyword will give more results by finding variants of the root word.
ecolog* = ecology, ecologies, and ecological

Search the Providence Public Library for additional sources.

Check out this State website for statistics and maps:
RI Department of Environmental Management
Use the site's drop down menus to locate more specific topics

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