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The Biodiversity and Biological Collections Web Server
This WWW server is devoted to information of interest to systematists and other organismic biologists. The pages have information about:- specimens in biological collections; taxonomic authority files; directories of biologists; reports by various standards bodies (IOPI, ASC, SA2000, etc); an archive of the Taxacom and MUSE-L listservers; access to on-line journals (including Flora On-line); and information about biodiversity and collections oriented projects (MUSE and NEODAT), including index images to the Biological Image Archive.
A Biologist's Guide to Internet Resources
This guide is intended for use as a handout for training in seminars, workshops, and user services supporting use of the Internet by biologists, and for personal use. It is a list of the main types of Internet resources available for biologists, updated more-or-less monthly.
The Internet Directory for Botany
These two WWW servers list sources for every conceivable type of information related to botany, including:- Arboreta and Botanical Gardens; Botanical Museums, Herbaria, Natural History Museums; University Departments and other Institutes; Biologists' Addresses; Botanical Societies and Organizations; Checklists and Floras, Taxonomic Databases; Images; Journals, Books, Literature Databases, Publishers; Listservers and Newsgroups. They are regularly updated.
BIOSIS Internet Resource Guides
This WWW server contains information of interest to all biologists, but mainly zoologists, with particular emphasis on taxonomy & nomenclature, including nomenclatural services.
Natural Selection
Searchable guide to Internet resources relating to the natural world.
UCMP Subway Phylogenetics Resources
This WWW server provides a list of sites useful for phylogeneticists, including:- Societies; Meetings; Publications; Databases; and Software.
Tree of Life Phylogenetics Links
This page provides a list of sites useful for phylogeneticists, including:- Biodiversity; Exhibitions; Image Galleries; Phylogenetic Biology, Evolution; Earth History; Databases; Gateways; and Organizations.
Systematics Servers
This WWW server provides a list of sites useful for (mainly plant) systematists, including:- Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Information; Phylogeny Software; Taxonomic Information on Specific Groups; Nomenclature; Interactive Identification Software; Collections Management and Inventory Software; Bibliographies; Resources for Plant Systematics; Floras, Atlases, and Specimen Catalogues Online.
Digital Taxonomy
This WWW server presents a resource of information for biodiversity data management, mainly aimed at promoting the use of computers for handling biological sofware development projects. It provides a range of links on:- software, hardware, methodologies, standards, data sources, and projects related to biodiversity data management.
Australian Government Directory
This WWW service provides contact addresses and access to all sorts of services in Australia, including lists of:- Research & Development Organisations; Consultants; Education Institutions; and Government Departments.
Australian WWW Servers
This WWW service provides various means of locating Web services in Australia.