The Biodiversity Library Exhibition (BLE) is a virtual exhibition of the digital content in the Biodiversity Heritage Library for Europe. It is a dissemination tool which highlights specific biodiversity content and makes it accessible for a wider audience. The first two exhibitions will feature BHL-Europe’s content on “spices” and “expeditions”, presenting beautiful illustrations and informative text in old and rare books. It will also provide useful information for the visitor, e.g. recipes. The attractive design and easy to use interface of BLE has a great potential to show that historical literature on biodiversity can be interesting to a wide audience. ... [Information of the supplier]
BioLib is non-profit project that can be used as an educational tool. The purpose of this project is to collect biological information and present it to public both professional or just nature lovers. Our first task is to create list of animals, plants and fungi species of Czech Republic, this is about 70 to 90 thousand species. System also contains (or in some cases rather 'will contain') gallery of images connected with records in the species database, database of biological terms, list of literature and links about nature, checklists, language dictionary of species, articles and so on. Project BioLib allows anyone who wants to help to insert data into its databases. After registration the user is allowed to add images, links, write image descriptions, add terms to biological dictionary or texts to species. The submitted data is of course revised before added to database. The purpose of BioLib is to create system that helps people to find as much resources on subject they are interested in as possible, not just in data contained in databases, but also giving them list of links and literature on this subject. ... [Information of the supplier]
Find out how you can help! First, click on one of the three chains to make it appear. Mouse over the chain you selected and discover more info as well as easy tips on how you can help prevent biodiversity loss ... [Information of the supplier]
Die Großtrappe (Otis tarda) zählt zu den schwersten flugfähigen Vogelarten der Welt. Sie ist eine in Österreich vorkommende weltweit gefährdete Vogelart. Der weltweite Gesamtbestand umfasst ca. 40.000 Individuen, wovon ca. 2.400 in Mitteleuropa vorkommen. Um der weltweit gefährdeten Großtrappe in Mitteleuropa bzw. in Österreich auch in Zukunft das Überleben zu sichern, werden derzeit in mehreren europäischen Ländern mit finanzieller Unterstützung der Europäischen Union umfangreiche Schutzprojekte umgesetzt. Alle wichtigen Informationen über die Großtrappe und die Bemühungen zu ihrem Schutz erhalten Sie auf diesen Seiten, die regelmäßig ergänzt und aktualisiert werden. ... [Information des Anbieters]
Sandsteinnadeln und bizarre Felsriffe mit skurrilen Kiefern, urwüchsige Buchenwälder und tiefeingeschnittene Wildbäche sind seit 1990 als Nationalpark geschützt. Gemeinsam mit einer geschützten Landschaft aus weiten Ebenheiten mit Wäldern, Wiesen und Feldern, majestätischen Tafelbergen und der sich windenden Elbe bildet er die Nationalparkregion Sächsische Schweiz. Wir laden Sie zu einem virtuellen Spaziergang durch Sachsens einzigen Nationalpark ein. Erfahren Sie mehr über die Nationalparkregion und ihre Einwohner und entdecken Sie die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten, diese in Mitteleuropa einzigartige Naturlandschaft persönlich zu erleben. ... [Information des Anbieters]
With more than 30000 known species ground beetles show one of the most varied families in the group of the beetles. Populating a very wide variety of habitats, from treetops to deep caves, from the seashore up to alpine heights or from very wet biotopes up to extreme dry locations, there are numerous specialists. Even if most species are active only at night, and therefore run beetles do not count to the most color-splendid insects, nevertheless, they are able to fascinate not only experts. Also in Central Europe there are more than 800 species, in Europe even about 3000 species. This site would like to give an overview about the European ground beetles with photos and show to the forms, colors and detailed wealth of this group, serve not least, however, also with high-resolution photos as a determination help. ... [Information of the supplier, modified]
The Wollemi Pine is one of the world's oldest and rarest tree species belonging to a 200 million year old plant family. It was known from fossil records and was presumed extinct until it was discovered in 1994 in the Wollemi National Park just outside Australia's largest city, Sydney. The mission of Wollemi Pine International is to conserve the Wollemi Pine for future generations and to raise awareness of conservation internationally. Through public participation, we will repopulate the Wollemi Pine and return royalties to fund conservation of the Pines in the wild and other threatened and endangered species. ... [Information of the supplier]