The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland (National Herbarium of the Netherlands, NHN) was established in 1999 as the decentral merger of three major university herbaria in Leiden (L, better known as the Rijksherbarium), Utrecht (U) and Wageningen (WAG, Herbarium Vadense): decentral to safeguard the training of students in systematic botany at these three universities with broad training programmes in "green" biology ; merged to optimise co-operation in research, training and collection management, and to better comply with demands to underpin (inter)national policies on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The training of taxonomists and herbarium curators from developing countries is considered a major task in this respect. With a collection of close to over 5.5 million specimens, the NHN is one of the largest herbaria in the world. All ca. 50,000 type-specimens have been made available on internet. The three libraries of the NHN are a unique resource covering botanical and mycological literature from the 16th century to the present. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Digital Seed Atlas of the Netherlands, which appeared in June 2006, consists of a book and a website. The atlas is the successor to W. Beijerinck’s seed atlas, of which the 1976 edition has been out of print for many years. The atlas consists of digital photographs, made with the help of a microscope, of the seeds and fruits of over 1800 native plants, adventive plants and naturalized cultivated plants. If relevant, both the front and the back of the seed is shown. In addition, for a large number of genera both the seeds and the fruits are shown. The order of the plant families in the Digital Seed Atlas follows the classification used in the new (23rd) edition of the Heukels’ Flora of the Netherlands. The book is in full colour and hardbound, in A4 size. Each page has 9 colour photographs of seeds and fruits. The atlas contains a total of over 4000 colour photographs. The introduction is in both English and Dutch; at the back of the book are indexes of the Dutch and the scientific names of the plants. On the website you can see all the photographs on a larger scale and in more detail. The website will offer search functions based on the taxonomy used and on the characteristics of the seed. This second option provides a user-friendly way to identify an unknown seed quickly. The origin of every seed is also specified on the website. Purchase of the atlas gives you the right to access the website, which will be managed by the University Library of the University of Groningen. Private individuals will have access to the website by means of a user name and password, institutions through IP address authentication so that all staff will automatically have access to the website without further identification. The Digital Seed Atlas is a treasury of information for everyone who wants to identify seeds and fruits. It will be of use to ecologists, plant taxonomists, palaeobotanists and amateur florists. ... [Information of the supplier]
Look for and find protected animal and plant species in the Netherlands. Het Natuurloket offers on this website a free and direct insight into the occurrence of protected species. Have a look at the interactive map of Het Natuurloket and you will see immediately the occurrence of protected species in each square kilometer. You can also obtain information about the law concerning these animal and plant species, such as the "Flora- en faunawet" (Act on flora and fauna) and the Birds and Habitat Directive. If you wish to know how to act when protected animal and plant species are involved, you can go to the actions scheme (in Dutch). If you have plans that interfere with the landscape / natural environment, you are obliged to investigate the effects of these plans on protected species. Het Natuurloket can be of use to anyone dealing with spatial planning and management of the natural environment or industrial areas. Amongst others private enterprises and planners of the local authorities can use the data of Het Natuurloket. Het Natuurloket is an independent information broker improving the accessibility of data on protected species. These data are provided by specialized organisations, united in VOFF (Society for Research on Flora and Fauna). The information on this site as well as the data you can obtain are in Dutch. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Dutch Bryological and Lichenological Society (BLWG, founded in 1946), is a society with about 400 members (50 from abroad), which are interested in bryophytes and lichens. Among BLWG's online resources, there are online distribution maps and photographs of bryophytes based on 950.000 field records and specimens, and a Checklist of Dutch Bryophytes. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
The Dutch Bryological and Lichenological Society (BLWG, founded in 1946), is a society with about 400 members (50 from abroad), which are interested in bryophytes and lichens. Among BLWG's online resources, there are online distribution maps and photographs of lichens based on 290.000 field records and specimens, and a Red List of Dutch lichens and an overview of Dutch lichen herbaria. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
The Special Collections Department holds collections of rare and old books and journals, old and modern maps and atlases, nursery catalogues, garden and landscape designs, aerial photographs, botanical and zoological illustrations, prints and photographical images. The main subjects are agriculture, horticulture, ornamental plants, botany, forestry, livestock farming, garden and landscape architecture, and land use. Topics are valuable collections of herbals, botanical and horticultural books from the 17th till the 19th century, land reclamation and soil maps, garden designs and tulipomania publications. ... [Information of the supplier]
The bird collection of the Zoological Museum of the University of Amsterdam (ZMA) holds over 60.000 skins, including 23 holotypes, 112 paratypes and 16 syntypes. This website presents 3D images of 151 type specimens in the ZMA bird collection. In a new section, the 453 threatened and extinct species in the collection are listed, with detailed notes on their category of threat. Also described is the history of the ZMA bird collection. Specimen records of the complete ZMA bird collection can be browsed or searched for through the GBIF Data Portal. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Netherlands starts the International Year of Biodiversity 2010 by launching a new Biodiversity Centre. Several natural-history collections that have been gathered in the Netherlands over the years will shortly be integrated in this national centre and made available for research designed to advance our knowledge of biodiversity. This will constitute the Netherlands’ contribution to the international effort. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
Beside informations about them, this web page comprises over 1800 pictures of European and Australian spiders. Suggestion on European spiders mainly restrict to the fauna of the Netherlands and France, while suggestions on Australian spiders predominantly restrict Queensland and in a lesser degree to the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Only the section about Australian spiders is in English. Those of European spider are in English, Dutch or Esperanto. A separate section treats the biology of spiders and the venomity of spiders. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
Overview of biodiversity of the Netherlands - The Dutch Species Catalogue provides a current and comprehensive overview of Dutch biodiversity. It is based on the data gathered by experts in various aspects of flora and fauna. Dutch biodiversity is among the best investigated in the world. This research has resulted in numerous papers, reports and books. The Dutch Species Catalogue combines this information for the first time in history, and, in this way, it contributes to international biodiversity networks as Fauna Europaea and GBIF. ... [Information of the supplier]
