Mediterranean Identification Guides

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Hello,

I’ve seen several posts that list resources to learn to identify nature in general. but most are focused towards north america or western europe.

I am from North Africa (Tunisia) but finding resources for this region is near impossible so anything on the Mediterranean region is sufficient.

I am specifically interested in fungi, insects and plants in this region.

I will be going on a trip to north-west tunisia next weekend and I want to be well prepared!

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I like to look here for world wide field guides:

https://www.nhbs.com/2/field-guides-and-natural-history?q=&hPP=60&idx=titles_date_desc&p=0&fR[hide][0]=false&fR[hide][1]=false&fR[live][0]=true&fR[live][1]=true&fR[shops.id][0]=2&fR[shops.id][1]=2&fR[subsidiaries][0]=1

You can choose the region or topic (birds, plants, …) you search for by filters and have some preview pages to see if the book meets your interest.

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For plants in North Africa iNat has active botanists.
@abounabat and many taxon specialists
Also https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/flora-of-africa
and many projects for Tunisia https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/search?utf8=✓&q=tunisia

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I think there is a post somewhere on this forum about a db nadaba with field guides where you can select an area…

https://forum-archief.waarneming.nl/index.php/topic,500063.msg2545553.html#msg2545553

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Thanks everyone, I will look into these resources

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