Species of the month

Common Raven (Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Raven is the largest passerine
bird who is known to humans from ancient times. Many if not all birdwatchers
are acquainted with the all-black colour of Ravens’ plumage which glossed
purple and dark blue especially on head, neck and chest. ‘Krook’, the Ukrainian name
of the species, is an onomatopoeic word reflecting typical Raven sound which can
be heard throughout the year.
Read more...
Photo Guide
Вы уверены, что точно знаете, какого цвета цветы у данного растения? Так ли это? А ну, признавайтесь :)
Папоротники 1
Папоротники 2
News
02/14/2016
New sources on flora and vegetation, lichens, fungi, insects, spiders and molluscs were added to the Library
06/11/2015
Maps of the distribution of chalk steppe in Ukraine were added to Chalk Steppe page.
05/18/2015
New sources were added to the Library at new page on European chalk grasslands.
08/01/2014
A note about Ukrainian chalk steppe and its conservation was published
recently in international online magazine Plant Talk that supports plant
conservation worldwide.
Read more...
Home page » Library
Library
A vast
literature is devoted to chalk outcrops and especially to vegetation of chalk
slopes. Here you can find a bibliography of chalk plants and vegetation and
concise lists of works on other groups of organisms. We are trying to compile a
collection of full text versions of such papers and invite everyone who want to
help us!
-
Flora and vegetation of chalk outcrops and chalk steppe
-
Fungi of chalk outcrops and chalk steppe
-
Lichens of chalk outcrops and chalk steppe
-
Molluscs of chalk outcrops and chalk steppe
-
Insects of chalk outcrops and chalk steppe
-
Spiders of chalk outcrops and chalk steppe
-
Mites of chalk outcrops and chalk steppe
-
Amphibians and reptiles
-
Birds of the hilly terrains with chalk outcrops
-
Mammals of chalk outcrops and chalk steppe
-
The problem of relict species
-
Soils of chalk steppe
-
Landscapes in the regions of chalk outcrops
-
Protection of chalk steppe and protected areas
-
The history of science
-
Biographies
-
European chalk grasslands