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Steltlopers van Europa

The Wader species of Europe

• Author: Lars Gejl
• Price: € 44,95
• NEW!
• Steltlopers van Europa is an in-depth and richly illustrated book covering all 83 wader species breeding in Europe, including rare species and vagrants. Includes bird sounds with QR codes and detailed photos show unique features, plumage, in-flight images, dorsal and ventral views.

Basisgids Spinnen

Basic Guide to Spiders

• Author: Caroline Elfferich
• Price: € 21,95
• NIEUW!
• The ideal introductory guide for novice and amateur entomologists. Most spider guides use identification traits that are hard to tell apart for the novice. This book is different: a practical guide for the regular naturalist that would like to get to know the Dutch spider fauna.

Veldgids Nederlandse Flora

Field Guide to the Dutch Flora

• Author: Henk Eggelte
• Price: € 42,95
• A new, easier-to-use identification method has been applied in this guide covering all Dutch wildlife plants. Language: Dutch

Veldgids Paddenstoelen volume II

the Pezizomycetes, gasteroid fungi, club fungi, coral fungi, Meruliaceae, Hydnaceae, and Tremellales

• Author: Nico Dam, Thomas W. Kuyper
• Price: € 39,95
• Volume 2
• This field guide is the companion to the successful Veldgids Paddenstoelen. That focused on Agaricales and Boletes; the new Veldgids Paddenstoelen II treats the remaining mushroom groups: the Pezizomycetes, gasteroid fungi, club fungi, coral fungi, Meruliaceae, Hydnaceae, and Tremellales. Language: Dutch

Botanische revolutie

Botanical Revolution: The Botany of Charles Darwin

• Author: Norbert Peeters
• Price: € 24,95
• NEW!
• Darwin's botanical work was of great influence on our views on plants, but has largely been forgotten. In this richly illustrated account Norbert Peeters introduces the reader to Darwin's botanical insights and discoveries in an accessible manner. He places these in an evolutionary context and shows how they still affect the world of plant biology today. Language: Dutch

Veldgids Amfibieën en reptielen

A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe

• Author: Ton Stumpel en Henk Strijbosch
• Price: € 34,95
• NEW!
• A Photo guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Western- and Central Europe covering 125 species. Language: Dutch.

Crossbill Guide Dordogne

France

• Author: David Simpson and Frank Jouandoudet
• Price: € 28,95
• NIEUW!
• The Dordogne in Southwestern France is famous for its lovely landscape, but also contains wild natural areas. Rivers and swamps, rocky bluffs and tidal flats can be found between limestone hills. This book contains 21 routes and numerous sites in the heart of the Dordogne region.

Basisgids Mossen

Practical guide to identify mosses

• Author: Klaas van Dort, Bas van Gennip & Deirdre de Bruyn
• Price: € 21,95
• Second edition
• Ideally suited for beginners and field courses, this is a practical guide to learn to identify mosses in the field. Language: Dutch

Veldgids Vogelzang

A Field Guide to the Birdsongs of Europe

• Author: Dick de Vos
• Price: € 34,95
• NEW!
• Describes 200 different bird songs of species in- and outside of the Netherlands. The species have been selected on rarity and likelihood of encountering them. Simple keys make it easy to find the right species for each song. For each species their songs are described and pictured in sonograms. Beautiful photos and descriptions of behaviour, appearance and preferred habitat complete this guide. Language: Dutch

Veldgids Rompgemeenschappen

A Field Guide to the Plant Communities of the Netherlands

• Author: Joop Schaminée, John Janssen, Eddy Weeda e.a.
• Price: € 39,95
• The first and complete up-to-date practical guide covering all plant communities of the Netherlands. Language: Dutch

Crossbill Guide Eastern Andalucia

from Malaga to Cabo de Gata Spain

• Author: Albert Vliegenthart, Bouke ten Cate, Dirk Hilbers & Kees Woutersen
• Price: € 28,95
• This new title in the Crossbill Guides Series is one of two volumes covering the autonomous region of Andalucia in Spain. This title covers the eastern provinces of Cordoba, Jaen, Granada and Malaga. Like all other Crossbill Guide, this title answers two questions: what makes this area so special, and how you can see this for yourself. This book describes the flora and fauna, landscape and traditional land use of this region, plus 20 detailed routes and 18 sites with concrete indications on where and how to find the birds, wildlife and flora.

A Bibliography of Natural History Travel Narratives

"A stupendous piece of work.” - Redmond O'Hanlon

• Author: Anne S. Troelstra
• Price: € 225,-
• NEW!
• With this book Troelstra gives us a superb overview of natural history travel narratives. The well over four thousand detailed entries, ranging over four centuries and all major western European languages, are drawn from a wide range of sources and include both printed books and periodical contributions. While no subject bibliography by a single author can attain absolute completeness, Troelstra’s work is comprehensive to a truly remarkable degree.

Veldgids Diersporen

A Field Guide to Animal Tracks, Scats, and Other Traces

• Author: Annemarie van Diepenbeek
• Price: € 34,95
• Forthcoming in 2019
• Covering all of Western Europe, this is the most comprehensive guide identifying birds, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles by their traces--some of which have never before been described. Language: Dutch

Shorebirds - Bird migration - Coastal wetlands

An illustrated behavioural ecology

• Author: Theunis Piersma, Bruno Ens, Leo Zwarts
• Price: € 29,95
• Please order via NHBS or Brill.com
• The migration, feeding and breeding of shorebirds are explained in a comprehensive but simple and visually stunning form. The core of the book is based on studies of shorebirds and other waterbirds that migrate along the East Atlantic Flyway. The emphasis is on those using the Dutch, German and Danish Wadden Sea, but examples from the rest of the world are also included.

Crossbill Guide Cévennes

and Grands Causses - France

• Author: Dirk Hilbers
• Price: € 27,95
• The Cévennes National Park, together with its twin the Parc Naturel des Grands Causses, are among the richest natural areas in France. Against a stunning background of steep cliffs, extensive forests and open, steppe-like plateaux, the visitor can discover an exceptional wealth of flora and fauna.

De Nederlandse zweefvliegen - deel 8 serie Nederlandse Fauna

De Nederlandse zweefvliegen - Dutch Fauna volume 8

• Author: Menno Reemer, Willem Renema, Wouter van Steenis, Theo Zeegers, John Smit
• Price: € 49,95
• A definitive reference work on all groups and species of hoverflies of the Netherlands. So far 328 species haven been identified. This book presents all of these, giving a wealth of background information on behaviour, ecology, distribution, habitats and identification. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs and aquarelles.

Fotogids Larvenhuidjes van Libellen - libellenlarven

Photo Guide to the exuviae of Dragonflies in North-West Europe

• Author: Christophe Brochard, Dick Groenendijk, Ewoud van der Ploeg, Tim Termaat
• Price: € 49,95
• NEW!
• This is the first reference work to present all available knowledge for the identification of the exuvia of Northwest European dragonflies and damselflies. Describes more than 80 species, illustrated by more than 2000 spectaculair colour photographs. Including background information on ecology, identification, collecting and preserving. Language: Dutch

Crossbill Guide Iceland

• Author: Dirk Hilbers
• Price: € 28,95
• This new title in the Crossbill Guides Series covers Iceland, a country well known for its superb landscape, unique geology and splendid birdlife. Gives detailed route and site descriptions for naturalists throughout Iceland, covering the best sites for birdwatching, finding wildflowers, seeing marine life and, in the case of Iceland, the most remarkable geological sites.

Veldgids Slakken en mossels

Field Guide to the terrestrial and freshwater snails and molluscs of the Netherlands

• Author: Bert Jansen
• Price: € 29,95
• Second edition
• A complete, portable field guide to all the terrestrial and freshwater snails and molluscs of the Netherlands. Language: Dutch

Field Guide to the Birds of Suriname

107 color plates - 746 species - identification - distribution

• Author: Arie L.Spaans, Otte H.Ottema, Jan Hein J.M. Ribot
• Price: € 53,-
• NEW! Order via info@knnvuitgeverij.nl
• The Field Guide to the Birds of Suriname (with its 107 color plates) provides the first handy pocket guide for the 746 species (including 760 subspecies) that are known to occur in this beautiful and friendly country. Suriname with its rich avifauna is waiting for you!

Crossbill Guide Canary Islands volume 1

Lanzarote and Fuerteventure - Spain

• Author: Dirk Hilbers & Kees Woutersen
• Price: € 23,95
• As any Crossbill Guide, the Canary Islands 1 - Lanzarote and Fuerteventura guide gives detailed route descriptions (9 in total) and site descriptions (about 10) for naturalists throughout both islands, covering the best sites for birdwatching, finding wildflowers, dragonflies and butterflies, seeing marine life and the most remarkable geological sites.

The Reed Warblers - Behavioural Ecology - Ornithology

Diversity in a uniform bird family

• Author: Bernd Leisler, Karl Schulze-Hagen
• Price: € 69,95
• BB/BTO Best Bird Book 2012
• What an extraordinarily diverse group of birds! This magnificent book provides a panoramic yet penetrating overview of the reed warblers’ intriguing. A fascinating read for bird watchers and bird researchers alike. British Birds Magazine and the British Trust for Ornithology awarded The Reed Warblers as the BB/BTO Best Bird Book of the Year 2012.

De Nematoden van Nederland - identification of nematodes

Identification table for nematodes of the Netherlands

• Author: Tom Bongers
• Price: € 39,95
• NEW!
• 'De nematoden van Nederland' is an identification table for freshwater and terrestrial nematodes of the Netherlands. It is an important reference and identification work for specialists dealing with freshwater and soil, and for laypeople.

Inland drift sand landscapes of Northwest Europe

Origin and history- forest and soil development - dynamics and management

• Editing: Josef Fanta, Henk Siepel
• Price: € 59,95
• Man has had a complex relationship with inland drift sands through the ages. For some centuries these landscapes were seen as a threat, especially to agriculture and housing. This book considers the processes, origin, conservation and restoration of this very special but harsh biotope, one that is characterised by fields of lichens with sparse grasses and heather alongside a range of special animal, fungi and plant species.

Calcareous mires of Slovakia - Ecological Restoration - Peatland

Landscape setting, management and restoration prospects

• Author: Ab Grootjans, André Jansen, Viera Sefferová Stanová
• Price: € 49,95
• Slovakia is blessed with an abundance of natural beauties, and some of them are quite unique within Europe. Calcareous fens are such rare ecosystems and in Slovakia they are located almost exclusively in the Western Carpathian Mountains. These area's are hot spots of biodiversity and some protected and almost untouched sites are discussed in this book. Through this book the authors wish to make a contribution to peatland preservation and more effective conservation.

Crossbill Guide North-east Poland

Biebrza, Bialowieza and Wigry

• Author: Dirk Hilbers en Bouke ten Cate
• Price: € 28,95
• The Biebrza marshes in North-east Poland are well known as the most pristine lowland river ecosystem. Likewise, Bialowieza National Park is famous for being the last primeval lowland forest left in Europe.

The European families of the Diptera

Identification - diagnosis - biology

• Author: Pjotr Oosterbroek
• Price: € 59,95
• Presents an identification key and family descriptions of all 132 families of Diptera (midges, mosquitoes, gnats, true flies) occurring in Europe. For the extensive identification key a new combination of important characters is employed, enabling relatively easy identification of families which are aberrant or traditionally considered difficult to identify. Over 600 line drawings are included to illustrate characters and families.

Crossbill Guide Andalusian Sierras

From Malaga to Gibraltar - Spain

• Author: Dirk Hilbers
• Price: € 24,95
• Out of stock
• The mountains of western Andalusia host a flora that ranks among the richest of entire Europe. It is also the land of the Iberian ibex, the griffon vulture and a twice-a-year tidal wave of migratory birds flying back and forth between Europe and Africa. With this guidebook, you can explore and enjoy these superb nature parks to the fullest.

Identification keys to the Microlepidoptera of the Netherlands - Micro-moths

1427 species - identification, diagnosis and biology

• Author: Joop H. Kuchlein, Leo E.J. Bot
• Price: € 59,95
• For the larger moths there are quite a few comprehensive works to identify the moths. However the literature on microlepidoptera is more inadequate which is the main obstacle for their study. This work provides identification keys to the Dutch smaller Lepidoptera, thus making an attempt to meet this difficulty at least for The Netherlands. Of the 1427 species short descriptions are added as well as the period of appearance of the micro-moths.

Aquatic Oligochaeta of the Netherlands and Belgium - Identification key to the Oligochaetes

Freshwater and brackish water oligochaetes - ecology - taxonomy

• Author: Ton van Haaren en Jan Soors
• Price: € 195,-
• The first reference work on the freshwater and brackish water polychaetes in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. It offers a wealth of ecological and taxonomic background information. Includes a new user determination key. The key is based on characteristics that are relatively easy to distinguish, without specialized equipment. A unique tool for aquatic ecologists and water quality management.

Chironomidae Larvae - Volume 2 - Chironomini

Biology and ecology of the Chironomini

• Author: Henk K.M. Moller Pillot
• Price: € 79,95
• An invaluable tool for aquatic ecologists and water quality management. Covers the most important tribes Chironomini and Pseudochironomini and presents a wealth of information for professionals for scientific and practical purpose.

Les ailes du Sahel - La migration des oiseaux - Afrique

Zones humides et oiseaux migrateurs dans un environnement en mutation

• Author: Leo Zwarts, Rob G. Bijlsma, Jan van der Kamp, Eddy Wymenga
• Price: € 69,-
• NEW! French edition of 'Living on the edge'
• Entre 1970 et 2005, pas moins de 59% des migrateurs transsahariens, soit 75 espèc es d’oiseau sur 127, ont subi un déclin. Les espèces qui hivernent dans les savanes et les zones humides sahéliennes sont celles qui ont le plus souffert. La zone sahélo-soudanienne est sans aucun doute une zone trouble: cet ouvrage nous explique pourquoi... ‘Ce travail rigoureux ne peut être salué autrement que par des éloges.’ Olivier Girard - Malimbus.

Desmids of The Lowlands - Mesotaeniaceae and Desmidiaceae - Identification key

identification, ecology and distribution

• Author: Peter F.M. Coesel en Koos (J.) Meesters
• Price: € 89,95
• The present flora describes all desmid taxa known from the Netherlands and adjacent lowland areas: over 500 species and more than 150 additional varieties. Because of the predominantly cosmopolitan nature of most species the flora may also be of use outside this geographic region.

Crossbill Guide Hortobágy

and Tisza river floodplain - Hungary

• Author: Dirk Hilbers
• Price: € 23,95
• The Hortobágy, the largest of the Hungarian Pusztas, is an immense plain with steppes and shallow marshlands, laced with forested river valleys. It is a birdwatcher’s hotspot, with impressive numbers of water birds and several species typical of the eastern European steppe. In autumn, tens of thousands of cranes flock together, creating what must be one of Europe’s top avian spectacles. But the Hortobágy is much more than a bird oasis alone...