Nature resources on the Web

Taxonomy and Ecology:
Plant databases, pictures:
Herbaria, Campus Tours:
Plant Diseases and Insects in Midwest
Local Resources and Organizations
Animal Sounds
Birds
Invertebrates
Aquatic:
Wetland:
Geology:
Local (DuPage, IL):
Myco/Bryo:
Biology and other science education:
Botanic Gardens, Museums:
Misc:

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Encyclopedias and Dictionaries:

Encyclopædia Britannica

  

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Infoplease Encyclopedia and Dictionary

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Encarta Encyclopedia

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Encarta World English Dictionary
 
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Compton's Encyclopedia


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