Belgian reference literature on biodiversity

These lists contain references to recommended literature for the study of biological diversity, meeting at least one of the following criteria.

Literature needed for the study of a particular taxonomic group in Belgium or NW-Europe.
Literature dealing with certain groups or territories abroad and having one or more Belgian authors.
Literature published in Belgium by foreign authors.

Each literature reference is linked to a number of key categories. These are regrouped into main themes (see index).You can either

• click directly on a single category or
• submit a combined search after clicking a number of boxes. You can select as many categories as you like. You should be aware that within a theme the selected categories are linked with OR, between themes they are linked with AND.
  e.g. (Marine OR Brackish water) AND (Check-lists OR Identification) AND (Belgium - NW-Europe) AND (Protozoa OR Algae)

General Symbiosis: parasitism-commensalism-mutualism (excl. Lichenes) Clinical microbiology Ethnobotany - Medicinal plants Marine Brackish water Freshwater Terrestrial Habitats - Vegetation - Biocoenoses Landscape ecology - Historical ecology (environmental history) Nature conservation and management

Check-lists Identification Illustrated Field guides Iconographies Taxonomic and systematic revisions New species - redescriptions Type specimen catalogues Endangered species - Red Lists Pest species - Aliens Bibliographies Dictionaries - General textbooks - Standards Methodology - Techniques - Fieldwork Biogeography - Distribution maps

Belgium - NW-Europe C- and E-Europe Mediterranean - Macaronesia - Middle East - coastal Turkey - Arabia - Pakistan E-Palaearctis: USSR - C-Turkey - Iran - Afghanistan - China - Japan Nearctis: USA - Canada - N-Mexico Arctica Tropical Africa - Madagascar - Mauritius - Comoros - Seychelles Neotropis: Florida - Caribbean - C- and S-America - Galapagos Isles India - Indochina Malesian Region: Papua New Guinea - Indonesia - Philippines Australia Oceanis: Polynesia - Micronesia - Hawaii New Zealand Antarctica - Subantarctic Isles - Subantarctic Patagonia

Prokaryota (excl. Cyanoprokaryota) Algae Algae Cyanoprokaryota continental Algae Algae - Charophytes Algae - diatoms marine Algae Bryophyta Vascular plants - general Vascular plants - Ferns and allies woody Vascular plants: trees - shrubs - vines - lianas Vascular plants - Rosaceae Vascular plants - Taraxacum (Asteraceae) grassy Vascular plants: grasses - sedges - rushes Vascular plants - Orchidaceae Eumycota, Fungi (excl. Lichenes) Macrofungi Microfungi: rusts, smuts, molds, yeasts Lichenes (incl. lichenicolous Fungi) Myxomycetes Invertebrata - general Protozoa Porifera Cnidaria Ctenophora Platyhelminthes Nemertini Gastrotricha Nematoda - Nematomorpha Rotifera Tardigrada Priapulida Echiurida Sipunculida Mollusca Mollusca Polyplacophora - Monoplacophora Mollusca Gastropoda Mollusca Gastropoda Prosobranchia Mollusca Gastropoda Opisthobranchia Mollusca Gastropoda Pulmonata Mollusca Bivalvia Mollusca Scaphopoda Mollusca Cephalopoda Annelida Pogonophora Arachnida Arachnida Araneae Arachnida Opiliones Arachnida Pseudoscorpiones Arachnida Acari Arachnida Amblypygi Pycnogonida Insecta - general Insecta Diplura - Protura - Collembola - Archaeognatha - Thysanura Insecta Ephemeroptera - Plecoptera Insecta Odonata Insecta Orthoptera - Blattaria - Dermaptera Insecta Psocoptera Insecta Hemiptera Heteroptera Insecta Hemiptera Homoptera

Insecta Hemiptera Homoptera Aphidoidea Insecta Coleoptera - general Insecta Coleoptera aquatica Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae - Cicindelidae Insecta Coleoptera Cerambycidae Insecta Coleoptera Chrysomelidae - Bruchidae Insecta Coleoptera Coccinellidae Insecta Coleoptera Curculionidae - Apionidae Insecta Coleoptera Dermestidae Insecta Coleoptera Dytiscidae - Hygrobiidae - Noteridae Insecta Coleoptera Elateridae Insecta Coleoptera Heteroceridae Insecta Coleoptera Hydrophilidae - Histeridae Insecta Coleoptera Leiodidae: Cholevidae=Catopidae Insecta Coleoptera Nitidulidae - Brachypteridae Insecta Coleoptera Scarabaeidae - Geotrupidae - Lucanidae Insecta Coleop Staphylinidae - Silphidae - Hydraenidae - Pselaphidae - Ptiliidae Insecta Coleoptera Tenebrionidae - Anthicidae Insecta Neuroptera - Megaloptera - Raphidioptera - Mecoptera Insecta Strepsiptera Insecta Diptera Insecta Diptera Chironomidae Insecta Diptera Chloropidae Insecta Diptera Dolichopodidae Insecta Diptera Pipunculidae Insecta Diptera Simuliidae Insecta Diptera Syrphidae Insecta Trichoptera Insecta Lepidoptera - general Insecta Lepidoptera Rhopalocera Insecta Microlepidoptera Insecta Hymenoptera Insecta Hymenoptera Aculeata Insecta Hymenoptera Symphyta Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Myriapoda Crustacea - general Crustacea Notostraca - Conchostraca - Cladocera - Anostraca (Branchiopoda) Crustacea Ostracoda Crustacea Copepoda Crustacea Cirripedia Crustacea Leptostraca - Stomatopoda Crustacea Cumacea Crustacea Tanaidacea Crustacea Mysidacea - Euphausiacea Crustacea Isopoda Crustacea Amphipoda Crustacea Decapoda Bryozoa Entoprocta Brachiopoda Phoronida Chaetognatha Echinodermata Hemichordata Urochordata Cephalochordata Pisces Amphibia Reptilia

Aves Mammalia