Conservation Biology

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Welcome to the Conservation Biology InfoGuide. 

Use this guide to discover Conservation Biology resources available to you at Mason.

• Find Articles - Key databases and journals for Conservation Biology research
• Find Books - Mason and Washington Research Library Consortium catalogs 
• Find Background Information - Encyclopedias on ecology
• Write & Cite - Information on citation styles and Zotero
• Get Help - Chat with a librarian or set up an appointment with the Science Librarian

Threats to the biodiversity of our environment are ever-evolving. To counter these threats and protect our endangered species, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) and George Mason University established the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC).

Watch students talk about the program at SMSC.

At the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, students in this one minute video talk about their classroom being the outdoors, the supportive community, and the professional practices they learn during their semester in the field. They are taught by prominent conservationists, researchers, educators, and Mother Nature herself.

The following guides may be useful for doing research in Conservation Biology