Dragonflies of Sungai Wain

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Text English, Czech, Indonesian. A beautiful book representing a valuable contribution to the knowledge of the dragonflies of Borneo. Not much is known about the dragonfly fauna of south-eastern Kalimantan and this book will help both visitors to Borneo and local researchers and enthusiasts to identify many of the species that can be found in the lowlands. As well as enabling the identification of many species, the book also illustrates the difficulties that are faced in the identification of some tropical forest species, even for experts. Information and images of the species, together with an insight into how dragonflies are integrated into the habitat in which they are found, and how changes to that habitat affect them, and how they in turn reflect those changes. It is to be hoped that the book will encourage people to visit Sungai Wain, and other locations in Kalimantan, to look for dragonflies, and, most importantly, that it will stimulate local interest in these insects and their role as bio-indicators. Colour scans of 82 species, 20 habitat photos, 23 photos of living species