Subject Guide: Wildlife and Fisheries
-- Game, Nongame & Fish Management --
Related library and speciment collections at UF include the Florida Museum of Natural History with several libraries and collections pertaining to Florida mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates -&- the Florida Department of Plant Industry, located at the Doyle Conner Building, with a specialized library and collection dealing with insects.
NOTE: These libraries are not administered by the UF libraries. Permission to use these libraries, as well as the collections, should be obtained directly from the staff of these libraries / collections.
Internet Resources
- NBII Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
- FishBase Consortium
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. [Formerly the Florida Game & Fresh Water Fish Commission.] Wildlife management and conservation, including fresh water and marine (see Marine Research Institute site) fisheries.
- Florida Marine Research Institute. Marine resources and fisheries.
- University of Florida / IFAS
- Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences
- Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
- Sea Grant Florida
- Professional Societies
- The Wildlife Society
- Wildlife Management Institute
- American Fisheries Society
- Professional Fisheries Societies: Listing of professional society sites.
- Wildlife Use in Field Research Guidelines. Adherence to these guidelines are required for publication of research in many journals.
- Census of Marine Life
UF Library Resources
Indexes [available via the Database Locator]
- Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide (NISC Biblioline). 1935-present. Articles, books, conference proceedings, government reports, dissertations / theses. Covers mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, wildlife management, habitat use, foods / feeding, parasites / disease, biology, behavior, genetics, hunting, population ecology, captive management, and endangered species.
- Fish & Fisheries Worldwide (NISC Biblioline). 1971-present. Articles, books, conference proceedings, government reports, dissertations / theses. Covers aguaculture, fisheries, fish diseases, economic aspects, environmental aspects, biological aspects, and includes a directory of fish scientists.
- Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA). 1978-present. Articles, books, conference proceedings, reports. Covers aquaculture, aquatic pollution, conservation, fisheries, limnology, marine biotechnology, oceanography, policy / legislation, and wildlife management.
- Related indexes to the journal literature include: Biological Abstracts, Zoological Record, CAB Abstracts, Water Resources Abstracts.
Wildlife Management
- SK / Books and journals on wildlife management, hunting
- Wildlife Management Techniques Manual [SK353.W59]
Fisheries
- SH / Books and journals on aquaculture, fisheries, angling
- FAO Fisheries Statistics Yearbook [Ref / SH1.Y4]
- NMFS Fishery Statistics of the U.S. [Fed Docs / C55.316]
Florida Wildlife and Fisheries
- Annual / Biennial Report - Florida Game & Fresh Water Fish Commission [State Documents / 104.2 F636a]
- Nongame, Threatened and Endangered Species, and Environmental Activities of the Florida Game & Fresh Water Fish Commission [TD171.3.F6.F571]
- A Strategic Plan for the Comprehensive Management of Florida's Wildlife and Freshwater Fish [SK383.F55]
- Wildlife and Habitat Managment: Annual Performance Report [SK355.R621]
