Species description

All major macromycetes found in Serbia and the Western Balkans are represented in the book. There are over 1500 species, varieties and forms described in the book, out of which over 1200 are illustrated with a photograph.

The conservation status of the toothed whales has worsened dramatically since 2001. Since then, more species have been listed in the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable and Nearly Threatended, while the Baiji river dolphin, which used to live in the Yangtze River, is now probably extinct. One major threat to toothed whales world wide is entanglement in fishing gear. This alone claimed an unsustainably high death toll and for 86% of all toothed whale species, entanglement and death in gillnets, traps, weirs, purse seines, longlines and trawls poses a major risk.

The mangrove ecosystem is amongst the worlds richest in terms of its biodiversity. In Fiji, there are eight tree species that make up the mangrove forest. Life on Fiji's Mangrove Trees is an Environment Science reader for school students in Fiji and other Pacific Islands. It is hoped that it will raise children's awareness and appreciation of the different living things that live on mangrove trees and the importance in preserving stands of mangroves. It may help them develop a caring and responsible attitude to coastal environments.