Conservation Biology

UPDATE:   1.4.2021

Mason Libraries regular in-person hours begin on Jan. 25, 2021 to serve the needs of Mason faculty, staff and students. For more information, please visit our  FAQ page (https://library.gmu.edu/faq-page) and our Library Services Updates page (https://library.gmu.edu/covid-19-updates.) Library hours are here ( https://library.gmu.edu/library-hours .)

For Research Help:

During Spring 2021 I will be working at Mercer Library on the SciTech Campus and remotely. I will be checking my email regularly during this time. Library instruction and Research meetings will be conducted via email, Zoom or Blackboard Collaborate. 

Take care!

Kim Hoffman

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