The Former Soviet Union has a rich agricultural heritage. In 2003 our project set out to develop a Russian-English Agricultural Atlas that covers the area of the Former Soviet Union. Scheduled to be completed in 2009, the Atlas will illustrate the historic distribution of economic plants and their pests in this important region of the world. The Atlas is being compiled by a team of Russian scientists who are reviewing historic and current literature, herbarium specimens, and seed and insect collections. The Atlas will be released on a CD-ROM and will be interactive; consisting of maps, biological descriptions, illustrations and reference lists that can be queried and combined with our built-in user-friendly GIS interface. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Zoological Institute is one of the oldest scientific institutions in St. Petersburg. In 2007 the institute became 175 years old although history of establishment of collections at the institute and the museum began much earlier, i.e. since the time of Peter the Great, who purchased exhibits for the Kunstkammer, the first Russian museum established by him in 1714. The first museum catalogue (1742) lists approximately 4000 representatives of mammals, birds, amphibians, fishes, insects and invertebrates, deposited in scientific collections of the Kunstkammer. The 18th century was the age of great expeditions including the famous academic expeditions of P.S. Pallas in the southern regions of Russia and Siberia. Extensive material collected during numerous marine and land expeditions of the early 19th century filled depository of the Kunstkammer. The official opening of the Zoological Museum took place in July 1832, which is accepted as the time of its foundation. Later the museum was transformed into the Zoological Museum of the Academy of Sciences. Its scientific collections comprise approximately 60,000,000 items. The Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a leading research institution is one of the most significant zoological institutions in the world. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
Das Ziel der Website "Plantarium" ist das Identifizieren von Wildpflanzen in Russland und den Ländern, die früher Teil der Sowjetunion waren. Im Projekt werden von den Pflanzen und den für die Bestimmung notwendigen Merkmalen so viele Bilder wie möglich gesammelt; es sind nicht nur Arten aus allen Regionen Russlands berücksichtigt, sondern auch aus den Nachbarländern. Im Gegensatz zu herkömmlichen Bestimmungsbüchern verwendet Plantarium keine dichotomen Schlüssel; stattdessen können Sie eine beliebige Anzahl von Merkmalen eingeben und bekommen als Ergebnis alle Arten, die diese Kriterien erfüllen. ... [Information des Anbieters, übersetzt und verändert]
This interactive guide is addressed to anyone who is interested in the flora of Estonia. It includes c. 1100 plant species (out of ca 1500 species recorded from Estonia), incl. several introduced woody species which are cultivated in parks and orchards. Some plants which are difficult to separate even for specialists are excluded from this key, e.g. many species of Alchemilla, Craetagus, Hieracium, Rosa, Salix, Taraxacum etc. Several very rare species are excluded as well from the present version. This guide was prepared within the project KeyToNature, in cooperation between the University of Trieste (Italy), the University of Tartu and the Estonian University of Life Sciences (Estonia). Aino Kalda, Thea Kull , Ülle Reier have provided important input. Rein Kalamees, Jaan Liira, Jaanus Paal, Kersti Püssa, Elle Roosaluste, Kai Rünk, Andres Saag and Tiina Talve put at our disposal several pictures. ... [Information of the supplier]
Live broadcasts of Estonian nature have been carried out since 2007 in cooperation with many partners. EENet's role is to arrange stream sharing, record videos and host the data on its servers. Further information about broadcasts and discussion forums are hosted on Looduskalender website. Some cameras use solar powered batteries and therefore might not be available all the time. ... [Information of the supplier]
