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Environmental sciences coverage of the CAB ABSTRACTS database
Halina Dawson, Content Manager for Environmental Sciences, CABI
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CAB Abstracts● “Current File” - 1973 to present● Over 5 million records to date● 200,000+ new records added each year● 6,000+ core sources screened● Over 3,500 other documents, including journals, books,
conference proceedings and some grey literature● Coverage of material in over 50 languages from over 158
countries (20% of environmental records non-English)● Regular updates, weekly for CAB Direct● Over 95% records with abstracts● Powerful search tools including the CAB Thesaurus and
CABICODES
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Types of source documents
● Scientific journals● Bulletins● Books● Theses (if published in a series)● Reports● Conferences
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Main areas of environmental subject coverage
● Forestry● Soils● Water● Grasslands● Climate change● Biodiversity
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Forestry
● Forest management● Forests and forest trees● Agroforestry and community forestry● Non-wood forest products● Wood technology
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Soils
● Soil chemistry, physics and biology● Soil morphology, formation and erosion● Soil fertility and management, fertilizer science
and plant nutrition● Soil classification and types● Land resources, land classification, land use and
development● Reclamation and land improvement, pollution● Waste management
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Water
● All aspects of hydrology, water resources, supply and management of freshwater, irrigation and drainage
● Water conservation and harvesting● Water treatment, quality and wastewater
management● Water policy, legislation and socioeconomics● Water security, rights and access● Hydraulic engineering● Pollution and public health
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Grasslands
● All types of grassland and rangelands covered● Management, ecology and biodiversity● Phytogeography● Reclamation and desertification, grassland
improvement
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Climate change
● effects on vegetation types● agroforestry, and crop production and pathogen
management● soil and water management, agrometeorology● human and animal health● economic aspects● tourism● biofuels
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Future developments for 2008 – enhanced coverage of biodiversity
● extension of coverage to cover all vegetation types more comprehensively (e.g. tundra, fynbos)
● enhanced coverage of freshwater aquatic biodiversity
● improved coverage of ecology – theoretical and applied
CAB ABSTRACTS primarily seen as an agricultural database - need to appeal to both pure and applied environmental researchers
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Why search CAB ABSTRACTS for environmental information?
Comparison of serial cited lists using 222 core environmental titles covered by CAB ABSTRACTS
No. titles %
CAB Abstracts 222 100
Scopus (Elsevier) 129 58
Environmental Sciences database (CSA) 100 45
Biosis Previews (Thomson) 88 40
Environment Abstracts (CIS) 58 26
Windows Academic 12 5
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CAB ABSTRACTS Full Text Select
PDFs of journal articles and conference papers in a full-text repository for CAB ABSTRACTS Full Text Select
● 104 Journals – all papers (cover-to-cover)● 130 Conference proceedings ● 15,000 FT records available
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CAB ABSTRACTS ARCHIVE
● Covers 1910 to 1972● Equivalent to 600 printed volumes● 1,860,000 records● Re-indexed using the CAB Thesaurus● Compatible with Current CA file● Unique access to long lost material