The Great Region, located between Rhine, Mosel, Sarre and Meuse, has a total area of 65.401 km2. Biogeographically, it is spread over the oceanic and continental zones. The administrative complexity of the Great Region, four countries and five regional entities, offer a challenging opportunity for trans-boundary collaboration in terms of Nature Conservation. Since many years, administrations, scientists and naturalists gather primary biodiversity data that are crucial for science-based decisions making. This website offers a trans-boundary view on species observations related to Birds and Habitats Directive, this project will deliver a more accurate evaluation of Natura2000 network. By linking nature monitoring, scientific research and innovation technology, it exposes publically funded data to a wider public and raises biodiversity loss awareness. Bio-GR makes available data that are shared by several data publishers from the Greater Region. These data are shared according to the Data Usage Agreement, which includes the provision that users of any data accessed through or retrieved via the Bio-GR Portal will always give credit to the original data publishers. ... [Information of the supplier]
The database BiolFlor contains almost 3660 species and more than 60 traits. This data results from several projects conducted in the Department of Community Ecology (UFZ - Centre for Environmental Research) over the last 10 years. It was thus possible to rework and enlarge a previously existing database. However, the work on BiolFlor will not be finished, yet. We will continuously try to improve the database, correct errors and expand the coverage of traits and their states. Registered users will be able to download updates in the future. A full documentation of BiolFlor (in German with English summaries and data tables, table captions and figure legends) including CD-ROM and registration key can be purchased from the Landwirtschaftsverlag. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Illustrated Flora of Central Europe – published in 23 volumes – is well established as the most comprehensive source of information on the flora of this geographical region. Founded by Gustav Hegi in 1906, it provides a versatile and fundamental description of the flora of Central Europe. Satisfying the demands of scientists, it has also found wide acceptance and circulation among non-professional botanists. Scientists of international reputation, usually leading specialists in the respective taxa treated, ensure the continuing scientific standard of the work. ... [Information of the supplier]
NatureGate’s services enable you to enjoy and learn about many aspects of nature in Finland. Our services provide a wealth of information about Finland’s plants, birds and butterflies, as well as many pictures of our featured species. You can even identify plants using the pride of our website: a unique species-identifying tool. We hope these services will be useful for you, and give you many new reasons to visit beautiful natural places in Finland. ... [Information of the supplier]
The botanical Society of Geneva was founded in 1875. The objectives of the Society converge to the study of various aspects of Botany : flora, taxonomy, physiology, ecology, etc. The botanical Society of Geneva is a non-profit organization and is recognized as being of public interest. The Society holds meetings monthly during which lecturers are invited to speak on a subject related to Botany. Every year, from spring to autumn, excursions are organized in the surroundings of Geneva and in other parts of Switzerland or Europe, with the purpose to learn more about the flora of these regions. In addition to these regular activities, the Society is involved in specific activities such as, for example, the project of cartography of flowering plants and ferns of Geneva, as well as visits to institutions or other botanic gardens. The botanical Society of Geneva publishes an annual magazine called Saussurea, which contains articles of common knowledge as well as scientific ones. It also publishes Mémoires, about specific subjects. ... [Information of the supplier]
Distribution of all species: Distribution maps of more than 2600 plant species are available as GIF images. The plant names to select are in Latin, German, French and Italian. Additionally, Red List data and Landolt's indicator values are displayed. Distribution of rarest species: 132 distribution maps of very rare plants taken from the publication 'Merkblätter Artenschutz: Blütenpflanzen und Farne' (1999. Käsermann C. und Moser D.M.). Mapping areas: The distribution maps are based on an inventory conducted in 1967-79, for which information on species occurrences in 593 contiguous mapping areas was collected nationwide. Species richness: Information on regional diversity such as absolute number of species, simulated number of species, number of neophytes etc. The information comes in the form of commented maps.(German and italian only). ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
