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In the world’s oldest desert, the Namib, relict flora dates back to the Jurassic period, plants have evolved to survive in desiccated landscapes (where rainfall may be years or decades apart), beetles extract water from fog, antelopes have adapted to breathe 45-degree air, hyaenas hunt …
This book welcomes you to the rich world of the avian residents and seasonal visitors of the Mesolongi Wetlands National Park. Some 280 species of birds can be found here, reflecting the great diversity of habitats: open lagoons, islands …
The ultimate guidebook to Etosha and its prolific wildlife, including, for the first time, Western Etosha. Full of information gathered over countless game drives throughout Etosha by one of Namibia’s leading safari guides, this book will maximise your chances …
Think of tropical palm forests; of dark boreal forests of birch and spruce, and of all the forest types in between; think of lofty mountaintops reaching up to 3,000 metres in height and of underwater canyons of even greater depth; …
The firrst complete reference guide including all the wild orchids of Greece, based on twenty years of field work and the current literature. 212 species and subspecies are described, with extensive analysis of the most recent taxonomic opinions and controversies. …
Water. A tasteless, odourless and colourless liquid, according to Physics. Clear water is, indeed, transparent, and allows us to see at some depth, especially if we look straight into it. Yet water plays with light. It refracts it, it blocks …
Foreword by Mrs. Niki Goulandris
Man made Lake Kerkini lies in the shade of the Mount Beles, some 35th km west of the city of Serres. It was first created in 1932 as part of the big drainage and land reclamation projects carried out in …