Latest version including all taxa, continually updated. Previous Vol. 1 : Introduction can be found in "Library" link.
Reference ebooks
Biology online information sources
Atlas of Living Australia
The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) project is building a biodiversity information platform to provide scientists and others with the information they need now and in decades to come. The ALA is a unique five-year partnership between the CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency; the Australian Government and Australian museums, herbaria and other biological collections. It is a work in progress. Source: ALA website
Catalogue of Life
The most complete authoritative list of the world's species - maintained by hundreds of global taxonomists
Index Nominum Genericorum
A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants.
Index to Organism Names (ION)
ION contains the organism names related data gathered from the scientific literature for Thomson Reuters' Zoological Record® database. Viruses, bacteria and plant names are added from other Thomson Reuters databases such as BIOSIS Previews®.
International Plant Names Index
The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) is (the official) database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of seed plants, ferns and lycophytes. Its goal is to eliminate the need for repeated reference to primary sources for basic bibliographic information about plant names. The data are freely available and are gradually being standardized and checked. IPNI is a dynamic resource, depending on direct contributions by all members of the botanical community.
Plantwise Knowledge Bank
A global resource to help combat plant health problems. Select your location from the menu above to view country- or region-specific plant health information. Produced by CABI
Use the diagnostic tool to find out what problem might be affecting your crop.
Use the site search to find information on management of pests and diseases.
Use the map to view the distribution of up to three pest or crop species at a time.
CSIRO Land Research Surveys
Unique and never repeated series of detailed land system surveys across Australia and PNG. The surveys commenced in 1946 and were conducted by teams of scientists and technicians working together in the field and laboratory. The final report in the series was published in 1977.
