Peer-reviewed academic journals provide the most up-to-date picture of current prairie-related research. The footnotes (or endnotes) found in journal articles will often lead you to other useful sources. These sources also make available to you other valuable materials such as conference paper abstracts and datasets. For information on how to use these and other databases, check out our Resources & Databases Guides.
Alternate version: Academic Search Ultimate in the classic EBSCO user interface (best for exporting more than 50 results or combining saved searches). A scholarly, multidisciplinary database providing indexing and abstracts for over 10,000 publications, including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and others. Also includes full-text access to over 5,000 journals. Offers coverage of many areas of academic study including: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields.
Alternate version: Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide in the classic EBSCO user interface (best for exporting more than 50 results or combining saved searches). Indexes literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, and many of the index records include abstracts. Major topic areas include studies of individual species, habitat types, hunting, economics, wildlife behavior, management techniques, diseases, ecotourism, zoology, taxonomy and much more. Coverage is from 1935 & earlier to present.