Aardrijkskunde

Dit is een praktische gids waarin allerlei bijzondere, maar ook alledaagse stadsplanten eenvoudig zijn op te zoeken aan de hand van kleur, soort en standplaats. In totaal passeren 700 soorten de revue en de gids is rijkelijk geïllustreerd met prachtige foto’s. In de inleiding ‘stadsflora onder de loep’ wordt duidelijk waarom de steden een zo eigen plantenleven kennen. Onder meer door het warme stadsklimaat is dit zo kenmerkend dat er mag worden gesproken van het Urbaan plantendistrict. Een bijzonder onderdeel in de gids is het deel ‘steden nader bekeken’. Dit gedeelte neemt je mee naar bijzondere plekken in steden verspreid over het hele land! Er zijn in deze veldgids achttien stadswandelingen opgenomen. De steden die speciaal worden belicht zijn: Amsterdam, Breda, Den Bosch, Den Haag, Deventer, Eindhoven, Enschede, Groningen, Haarlem, Hengelo, Leeuwarden, Maastricht, Middelburg, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Tilburg en Zwolle.

The Barbarians Speak re-creates the story of Europe's indigenous people who were nearly stricken from historical memory even as they adopted and transformed aspects of Roman culture. The Celts and Germans inhabiting temperate Europe before the arrival of the Romans left no written record of their lives and were often dismissed as "barbarians" by the Romans who conquered them. Accounts by Julius Caesar and a handful of other Roman and Greek writers would lead us to think that prior to contact with the Romans, European natives had much simpler political systems, smaller settlements, no evolving social identities, and that they practiced human sacrifice. A more accurate, sophisticated picture of the indigenous people emerges, however, from the archaeological remains of the Iron Age. Here Peter Wells brings together information that has belonged to the realm of specialists and enables the general reader to share in the excitement of rediscovering a "lost people." In so doing, he is the first to marshal material evidence in a broad-scale examination of the response by the Celts and Germans to the Roman presence in their lands.

The recent discovery of large pre-Roman settlements throughout central and western Europe has only begun to show just how complex native European societies were before the conquest. Remnants of walls, bone fragments, pottery, jewelry, and coins tell much about such activities as farming, trade, and religious ritual in their communities; objects found at gravesites shed light on the richly varied lives of individuals. Wells explains that the presence--or absence--of Roman influence among these artifacts reveals a range of attitudes toward Rome at particular times, from enthusiastic acceptance among urban elites to creative resistance among rural inhabitants. In fascinating detail, Wells shows that these societies did grow more cosmopolitan under Roman occupation, but that the people were much more than passive beneficiaries; in many cases they helped determine the outcomes of Roman military and political initiatives. This book is at once a provocative, alternative reading of Roman history and a catalyst for overturning long-standing assumptions about nonliterate and indigenous societies.

A study on inland shipping in The Netherlands and lists of ships' inventories, with pictures of shipwreck artifacts excavated from the Zuyder Zee and IJsselmeer Polders (mostly from tjalk and pram-like ships)--P. 261.

Tentoonstelling 26 Juli - 30 September 1952, aard

Bees are a fascinating and indispensable group of insects, but many species are in decline, and efforts to help determine distributions and changes in abundance have to date been compromised by a serious lack of identification resources. This eagerly anticipated new addition to the highly acclaimed British Wildlife Field Guides series will unravel the complexities of identification, and is designed to cater for people new to the bee world as well as to more experienced recorders who wish to identify every species accurately. It provides the latest information on the identification, ecology, status and distribution of all 275 species of bee in Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands.- Written by Steven Falk, professional naturalist and conservationist with over forty years' experience of working with bees- Illustrated with over 1,000 colour and black & white artworks by Richard Lewington, one of Europe's leading insect artists- Stunning photographs of living insects as seen in the wild- 234 up-to-date distribution maps- Comprehensive introduction to bee classification, ecology, field techniques and recording, a full glossary, and information on how to separate the sexes and distinguish bees from other insects- Introductions to families and genera, describing key characters and life histories- Detailed species descriptions covering field and microscopic characters, similar species, variants, flight season, habitat, flowers visited, nesting habits, status & distribution, and parasites & associates- A series of innovative illustrated keys to genera and species, designed to guide the user step by step through the identification process

Met oefeningen en tips voor: het benaderen van dieren, vernieuwende beelden, op reis.

Achtergrondinformatie over 96 zeer diverse thema's, van klimaat tot menselijke geschiedenis, om het poollandschap te begrijpen. In de Arctis leven al vele duizenden jaren mensen, dieren, planten en microben. Ze hebben zich aangepast aan de extreme omstandigheden, het is hun thuis. Maar hun thuis heeft een dynamisch en kwetsbaar ecosysteem dat door klimaatverandering, die zich daar meer manifesteert dan elders, wordt bedreigd. De noordpool is geen geïsoleerd gebied, het is sterk verbonden met de rest van de wereld

Een meeslepende ontdekkingstocht langs de boomgrens waarin de effecten van klimaatverandering voelbaar worden. 'Onze bomen zijn aan het verdwijnen: een verschrikkelijk beeld. Dit boek is een evocatieve, wijze en krachtige ontdekkingstocht naar wat dat zal betekenen voor de mensheid.' - Jay Griffiths, auteur van 'A Sideways Look at Time' De afgelopen 50 jaar krimpen de noordelijke sneeuwbossen in een rap tempo. Hier worden de geologische effecten van klimaatverandering voor het eerst pijnlijk zichtbaar. Ben Rawlence neemt ons mee langs die cruciale grenslijn - van Noorwegen naar Siberië, van Alaska tot Groenland - en combineert een reisverhaal met journalistiek en wetenschap. Hij portretteert 6 boomsoorten, hun mysterieuze werking op de lucht waar wij afhankelijk van zijn, en schetst een verontrustend toekomstbeeld. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie.

Historie en biologie alsmede economische achtergronden rond de overbevissing van de tonijn.

Essays over onderwerpen op de raakvlakken van biologie, menselijk gedrag en kunst.

Beschrijving in woord en beeld van vogels die naar een voederplaats gelokt kunnen worden.

The Lion Man is counted among the most significant discoveries in prehistoric archeology. The statuette - made from mammoth ivory from the Lone Valley near Ulm - is the largest known sculpture of Ice Age art. At nearly 40,000 years old, it is one of the oldest pieces of figurative art made by mankind. New excavations in the Stadel cave led archeologists to the surprising re-discovery of the original finding place of the statuette from the 1939 excavation- They were also able to retrieve numerous additional fragments from the figure. As a result, it was possible to further reassemble the Lion Man in the course of a complex restoration project. The project culminated in a special exhibition at the Ulmer Museum, which focuses on the Paleolithic statuette. This present companion volume also serves as the most current and comprehensive guide to Ice Age art and culture of the Swabian Jura.

This is a revised and updated version of Rhona Black's successful and highly acclaimed textbook. Aimed at students approaching the subject for the first time, The Elements of Palaeontology achieves an approach simple enough for beginning students, yet with sufficient depth and breadth of coverage for those wishing to delve further into the early history of life. The author deals systematically with all the groups of fossilised organisms: invertebrates and vertebrates, microfossils, plants and trace fossils, describing their morphology and dealing briefly with the biological aspects of palaeontology. The relevant technical terms are clearly defined and a glossary is included for each of the main invertebrate groups. In this second edition, a chapter on trace fossils has been added, the chapter on microfossils expanded, and a section on pollens included with the plants. In each case the superb illustrations have been added to, with the inclusion of many new electron micrographs.

Hoe de huidige inzichten van de genetica onthullen dat de hoofdsoorten of typen niet door natuurlijke selectie zijn ontstaan.