Web Resources

Logging to Control Insects The Xerces Society (based in Portland) released a report in Fall, 2005 that reviews research reports investigating the utility of logging as a means to control insect pest outbreaks.
Society for Economic
Botany
The SEB publishes the journal Economic Botany.
WWW LIBRARY: Forestry Metla in Finland maintains a WWW library of information on forestry topics .
Non-Timber Forest
Products 		Includes a bibliography and web links to resources about non-timber forest products.
Weeds on the Web The Nature Conservancy's Wildland Invasive Species Program offers information on the impacts of non-native plants species.
Information Systems
for Biotechnology		 Documents and searchable databases pertaining to the development, testing and regulatory review of genetically modified plants, animals and microorganisms within the U.S. and abroad.
Transgenic Crops
introduction and
resource guide		 A web site from Colorado State University that attempts to provide a "balanced view" of the transgenic crops controversy. Includes many links to primary sources of data and animations demonstrating the steps involved in constructing transgenic plants.
AGBIOS An online repository from a Canadian company that declares it is dedicated to providing public policy, regulatory, and risk assessment expertise for products of biotechnology.
BioEthics
of GMOs		 Although we will not cover ethical topics per se, you may be interested in learning about this aspect of genetic engineering. The Nuffield Council on Bioethics (an independent body) provides reports on their web site related to a number of biological issues with ethical dimensions, including genetic engineering of crops and genetic testing for humans.
Native American
Ethnobotany		 Searchable database of plants used by Native Americans.
BSA's
Ethnobotany Page		 Botanical Society of America's brief overview of ethnobotany, along with a list of web links.
NYBG IEB New York Botanical Garden's Institute of Economic Botany.