Please use this directory of organizations to find private and public, national and international resources for information on botany.
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American Bryological and Lichenological Society - http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/
The American Bryological and Lichenological Society offers membership to those interested in mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Its web site has information about the society and aspects of membership, and its publications, including the journal The Bryologist. |
American Conifer Society - http://www.conifersociety.org/
Gymnosperms - sites for those with horticultural interests - The American Conifer Society. |
American Fern Society - http://206.151.68.40:80/fern/
The American Fern Society is the national society of students, researchers/faculty and others with an interest in the biology of ferns and other vascular plants without seeds. Not only does this web site provide information about the society, but about how to obtain fern spores and grow the plants. |
American Fern Society - http://iop.biodiversity.org.uk/
The International Organisation of Paleobotany maintains a web site with information about the society and with links to related groups. |
American Forest & Paper Association - http://www.afandpa.org/index.html
The American Wood Council is the wood products division of the American Forest & Paper Association, and they both deal with various aspects of forestry, forest ecology, and the technology of wood and paper production. |
American Journal of Botany - http://www.botany.org/bsa/ajb/index.html
The BSA publishes The American Journal of Botany, which contains many graduate level technical articles that report the results of the original article or paper. |
American Phytopathological Society - http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/
The American Phytopathological Society: deals with fungi that cause plant diseases. |
American Society for Horticultural Science - http://www.ashs.org/
The American Society for Horticultural Science is involved in all aspects of cultivating plants for ornamentation, beginning with flowers for floral arrangements and landscapes, and for the general enhancing and beautifying of our residential and professional areas. |
American Society for Microbiology - http://www.asmusa.org/
The American Society for Microbiology web site, offers information about the society, its 11 journals, and opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students. This society covers aspects of microbiology, bacteriology, virology and health. |
American Society of Agronomy - http://www.agronomy.org/
A professional organization that specializes in matters of soil science and the ways that soil affects agriculture: American Society of Agronomy. |
American Society of Botanical Artists - http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu/ASBA/ASBotArtists.html
Understanding plants and animals, and life in general, requires more than just cold, hard facts. Art and artistic interpretation are also fundamental to the learning process. Visit the American Society of Botanical Artists site for interesting information. |
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography - http://aslo.org/
The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography deals with, among other things, algae of lakes (limnology) and oceans, and has the journal Limnology and Oceanography. |
American Society of Plant Physiologists - http://www.aspb.org/
Much of the research of plant physiologists is plant development and morphogenesis. Visit their site at The American Society of Plant Physiologists. |
American Society of Plant Physiologists - http://www.aspb.org/
The American Society of Plant Physiologists (ASPT) is a large organization that draws its membership mainly from undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty/researchers. The ASPT has many programs designed specifically for students, holds annual meetings, and publishes two journals Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell, which can be found on their Publications web site. The home page for ASPT offers a great deal of interesting and useful information. |
American Society of Plant Taxonomists - http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/aspt/aspthome.htm
The web site for The American Society of Plant Taxonomists offers information that taxonomy and systematics students will be interested in. The site includes their journal Systematic Botany, and a page called Career Information. |
American Vintners Association - http://www.americanwineries.org/
Anaerobic respiration is the basis of the brewing industry that produces wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages. Visit the American Vintners Association site for information about the brewing industry. |
American Wood Council - http://www.awc.org/index.html
The American Wood Council is the wood products division of the American Forest & Paper Association, and they both deal with various aspects of forestry, forest ecology, and the technology of wood and paper production. |
Association for Tropical Biology - http://www.atbio.org/
The Association for Tropical Biology |
Biotropica - http://www.atbio.org/biotropica.html
The Association for Tropical Biology's journal Biotropica |
Botanical Society of America - http://www.botany.org/
The Botanical Society of America holds annual meetings, and membership is open to anyone. Most members are scientists, graduate and undergraduate students. |
Bryologist - http://www.devonian.ualberta.ca/bryologist/
The American Bryological and Lichenological Society's journal The Bryologist |
Careers in Botany - http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/careers/
Careers in Botany illustrates and describes the types of careers that are available to students with a degree in Botany. |
Conservation Ecology - http://www.sdsc.edu/ESA/public.htm#PubsC.html
focused on conservation are The Nature Conservancy and The World Wildlife Fund. |
Cycad Society - http://www.cycad.org/
Gymnosperms - sites for those with horticultural interests - The American Conifer Society and The Cycad Society sites. |
Ecological Society of America - http://www.sdsc.edu/404.html
The Ecological Society of America is a large organization composed of students and professionals. Its web site provides information about membership, news, public affairs, links to related sites, and a variety of journals including Conservation Ecology and Issues in Ecology. |
Genetics - http://www.faseb.org/
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) |
Genetics Society of America - http://genetics.faseb.org/genetics/gsa/gsamenu.htm
The web site for The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is geared to geneticists and those in related fields with an interest in genetics. The GSA web site has a lot of very useful information, including their journal Genetics, and a section called Careers Brochure. The GSA site also provides links to the sites of other genetics societies. |
International Association of Wood Anatomists - http://legacy.ncsu.edu/classes/wps202001/IAWA/iawa.htm
The International Association of Wood Anatomists is an academic society that publishes a journal dedicated to wood anatomy. |
Internet Directory for Botany - http://www.helsinki.fi/kmus/botmenu.html
Many of the Organization and Society sites listed in earlier chapters are also appropriate for Chapter 25 and flowering plants. But if you would like to search for some additional sites, you can find many links through The Internet Directory for Botany (it may take two or three minutes for the full page to load), scroll down to and click on the heading Botanical Societies … where you will find several interesting links. |
Issues in Ecology - http://www.sdsc.edu/404.html
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Journal of Forestry - http://www.safnet.org/pubs/jof/main.cfm
The Society of American Foresters' Journal of Forestry |
Journal of Phycology - http://www.jphycol.org/
The Phycological Society of America is a large society of students and researchers/professors interested in all aspects of algal biology. Its web site has information about its Journal of Phycology, meetings and membership, and a page about Student Aid Programs. |
Limnology and Oceanography - http://aslo.org/lo/
The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography's journal Limnology and Oceanography |
Microscopy Society of America - http://www.msa.microscopy.com
The Microscopy Society of America web page provides information about the society dedicated to microscopy, and has links to web pages about its membership, meetings, and journal. |
Mycological Society of America - http://www.erin.utoronto.ca/~w3msa/
The Mycological Society of America is the large society of students and researchers/professors interested in all aspects of fungal biology. It’s web site has information about the journal Mycologia, meetings and membership. |
Nature Conservancy - http://www.nature.org/
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Organization for Tropical Studies - http://ns.ots.ac.cr/
The Organization for Tropical Studies - runs an Undergraduate Semester Abroad Program. |
Phycological Society of America - http://www.frognet.net
The Phycological Society of America is a large society of students and researchers/professors interested in all aspects of algal biology. Its web site has information about its Journal of Phycology, meetings and membership, and a page about Student Aid Programs. |
Plant Science Bulletin - http://www.botany.org/bsa/psb/1997/index.html
The BSA also publishes a less technical pamphlet that covers news, job opportunities and book reviews - The Plant Science Bulletin |
Publications of the ASPT - http://www.aspb.org/pubs/pubs.htm
Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell |
Society for Developmental Biology - http://sdb.bio.purdue.edu/
The Society for Developmental Biology is a group of scientists and students that carry out research of the type described in Chapter 15 of your textbook. Whereas many of the plant scientists in the group study the cloning of plants, the animal scientists must consider the ethics of cloning animals, especially humans and human organs. |
Society of American Foresters - http://www.safnet.org/
The Society of American Foresters is a group for professional foresters and researchers, who also publish the Journal of Forestry |
Soil Science Society of America - http://www.soils.org/
A professional organization that specializes in matters of soil science and the ways that soil affects agriculture: the Soil Science Society of America |
Systematic Botany - http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/aspt/aspthome.htm
Systematic Botany, published by The American Society of Plant Taxonomists |
World Wildlife Fund - http://www.panda.org/
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Yahoo! - http://www.yahoo.com
Go to Yahoo! and search on your particular area of interest in the field of Botany. You're sure to find lots resources. |
