Deuxième volume d’un atlas consacré aux mammifères sauvages de France, cet ouvrage constitue une synthèse unique des connaissances sur la répartition des 20 ongulés (un Périssodactyle et 19 Artiodactyles) et huit Lagomorphes présents sur l’ensemble du territoire national (métropole et outre-mer).
This Atlas comprise general information about natural calamities, main entities facing the threat (e.g. buildings, population, GDP), various types of vulnerabilities (physical, social, ecological, economic) and risks typical to Georgia’s territory.
More than 400 colour pictures illustrate typical natural ecosystems and cultural landscapes. The focus is on the ecological conditions and characteristics that have a particularly strong influence (e.g. fire as an ecological factor, human use of natural resources, physiological adaptations). The aim of the book is to develop a causal understanding of the individual habitats.
Despite the dedicated efforts of many individuals and organizations, the great apes—our closest living relatives—are on the very edge of extinction. This sweeping atlas provides a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about all six species of great apes—chimpanzee, bonobo, Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, eastern gorilla, and western lowland gorilla.
The final product is an impressive and voluminous book with more than 900 pages of maps of distribution for 495 European bird species, accompanying text and information on the population size estimates for key countries where it is present. The area covered includes all of Europe, including Madeira, the Azores, Iceland, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land and Transcaucasia) although not Turkey or Cyprus.
The Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas is a collection of images, text, and figures presenting the importance of soil biology to policy makers, experts, and general readers alike.
Key highlights include:
WWF has produced this atlas to help guide efforts in conserving the biodiversity in the Yangtze basin upon which economic development depends. It is based on extensive research by leading experts on the distribution of key protected species and zones of high biodiversity in the basin.
