De Libellen van België (Dragonflies of Belgium)

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This atlas presents the state of the art on Odonata in Belgium. More than 65.000 records were collected by more than 500 volunteers.

The main part focuses on the 69 Odonata species of Belgium. Each species is discussed on 2 pages. There is a short overview of the distribution in Europe, the present distribution in Belgium and changes in distribution during the last 100 years, the habitat preferences and the phenology of each species is given. Each species is illustrated by a photo and 2 distribution maps, one based on 10 km grid cells for all the data and one on 5 km grid cells for the period 1990-2000.

Other chapters deal with the ecology and behaviour, a historical synopsis of dragonfly faunistics in Belgium going back to the beginning of the 19th century (Selys and Vander Linden) and with the presentation of the general results. Another major chapter examines the habitat requirements of dragonflies and the different habitats in Belgium. This is followed by the Red List of Flanders and of Wallonia and the results of the survey in the latter. We also give a complete Bibliography on Belgium Odonata. All figures and graphs have English captions and there is an english as well as a german summary of 7 pages.