Resources about plants are on the 580s shelf.
Resources about animals are on the 590s shelf.
School & Educators Complete (eBooks!) – eBook subscription database (over 12,000 titles) to support multiple subject areas (English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology).
SIRS Discoverer – Selected content for novice researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators.
SIRS Issues Researcher – Curriculum-aligned database of content organized by complex issues, ideally for middle and high school students and educators.
ProQuest Central Student –Millions of articles from more than 10,000 full-text scholarly journals.
http://explorer.natureserve.org/
http://www2.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/organism_menu.htm
Birds of North America: provides comprehensive life histories for each of the 716+ species of birds breeding in the United States and Canada.
Census of Marine Life - resources for Educators and the Public
Encyclopedia of Life: The Encyclopedia of Life is a collaborative scientific effort led by the Field Museum of Natural History, Harvard University, Marine Biological Laboratory, Missouri Botanical Garden, Smithsonian Institution, and the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Flora of North America: FNA presents for the first time, in one published reference source, information on the names, taxonomic relationships, continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico.
ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System: Authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world
Kew Science Plants and Fungi Species Browser: Search through a bank of illustrated plant and fungi profiles. Try a quick search using the common or scientific name; for something more specific use the filters to locate species by country, habitat or plant family.
Ecology WWW Page: A webpage of many links to ecology sites arranged in alpha order. Sample sites: American Fern Society, JungleWalk.com, World Forest Watch. International in scope.
Endangered Species - US Fish & Wildlife Service: This is the US Fish & Wildlife Service's official website for endangered species information. This website includes lists of US and foreign species, many fact sheets for downloading, detailed listings of their services, grants, permits, laws, and news; with a search box for fast access to species information.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on plants, fungi and animals that have been globally evaluated using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. This system is designed to determine the relative risk of extinction, and the main purpose of the IUCN Red List is to catalog and highlight those plants and animals that are facing a higher risk of global extinction. This website has good search features, large photo gallery, listings of initiatives, news, and links to related resources.
TRAFFIC - Wildlife Trade News: TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, is the leading non-governmental organization working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. TRAFFIC was established in 1976 and its mission is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. Their website contains information on wildlife trade, enforcement networks, publications, media reports, and a news archive.