Although it may not seem obvious at first, I have used a number of references, mainly books and Web sites, in developing this site, Mt. Pelion Nature Link.

Below, you'll find a citation of the books; most of the sites have been listed in the Links section. Greek titles have been anglicized for convenience. Finally, to make your life easier, I have organized my references in the following categories:

Reptiles & Amphibians; Mammals; Birds; Arthropods; Marine Animals; Wild Flowers & Plants; Mushrooms & Toadstools; Pelion; and General References.

Reptiles & Amphibians

• ARNOLD, E.N., BURTON, J.A. and OVENDEN, D.W. 1992. A Field Guide to the Reptiles & Amphibians of Britain and Europe. Collins, London. (See detailed review)
• KLIRONOMOU, Z., Editor, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS and GOULANDRIS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1996. Mammals and Reptiles of Greece. Eleftheros Typos, Athens.
• STERRY, P., 2000. Collins Complete Mediterranean Wildlife Photoguide. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., London. (See detailed review)

Mammals

• KLIRONOMOU, Z., Editor, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS and GOULANDRIS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1996. Mammals and Reptiles of Greece. Eleftheros Typos, Athens.
• MACDONALD, D., BARRETT, P. 1993. A Field Guide to the Mammals of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins Publishers, London. (See detailed review)
• STERRY, P., 2000. Collins Complete Mediterranean Wildlife Photoguide. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., London. (See detailed review)

Birds

• KLIRONOMOU, Z., Editor, HELLENIC ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 1996. All the Birds of Greece. Eleftheros Typos, Athens.
• PETERSON, R., MOUNTFORT, G., HOLLOM, P.A.D., 1954. A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe. Collins, London.
• STERRY, P., 2000. Collins Complete Mediterranean Wildlife Photoguide. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., London. (See detailed review)

Arthropods

• CHINERY, M., 1993. Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain & Western Europe. Domino Books, Jersey.
• GIBBONS, B., 1995. Field Guide to Insects of Britain and Northern Europe. The Crowood Press, Wiltshire. (See detailed review)
• GIBBONS, B., 1999. Collins Wild Guide - Insects. HarperCollins Publishers, London.
• GOODEN, R., GOODEN, R. and BEE, J. 1992. Green Guide to Butterflies of Britain and Europe. New Holland (Publishers) Ltd., London.
• HILLYARD, P., 1999. Collins Gem - Spiders. HarperCollins Publishers, Glasgow. (See detailed review)
• ROBERTS, M.J., 2001. Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins, London. (See detailed review)
• ROUSSOS, C., 2000. Blossoming & Mourning: Wild Flowers and Butterflies of Aspropyrgos, Mt. Pikilon and Thriassion Pedion. Akti - Oxy Publishing Ltd., Athens.
• STERRY, P., 2000. Collins Complete Mediterranean Wildlife Photoguide. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., London. (See detailed review)
• STILL, J., STERRY, P., 1996. Collins Wild Guide to Butterflies & Moths of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins Publishers, London.

Marine Animals

• CAMBELL, A.C., NICHOLLS, J. 1988. The Seashore and Shallow Seas of Britain and Europe. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, Middlesex.
• DIMITRAKIS, K.G. Shells of the Greek Seas. Orfanidis, Athens.
• OLIVER, A.P.H., NICHOLLS, J. 1981. The Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the World. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, Middlesex.
• STERRY, P., 2000. Collins Complete Mediterranean Wildlife Photoguide. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., London. (See detailed review)

Wild Flowers & Plants

• BLAMEY, M., GREY-WILSON, C. 1993. Collins Guide to the Mediterranean Wild Flowers. Domino Books, Jersey. (See detailed review)
• ROUSSOS, C., 2000. Blossoming & Mourning: Wild Flowers and Butterflies of Aspropyrgos, Mt. Pikilon and Thriassion Pedion. Akti - Oxy Publishing Ltd., Athens.
• SFIKAS, G., 2000. Wild Flowers of Crete. Efstathiadis Group, Athens
• SFIKAS, G., 1998. Wild Flowers of Cyprus. Efstathiadis Group, Athens.

Mushrooms & Toadstools

• COURTECUISSE, R., DUHEM, B. 1995. Collins Field Guide to the Mushrooms & Toadstools of Britain & Europe. Harper Collins Publishers, London.
• PEGLER, D., SPOONER, B. 1994. Identifying Mushrooms. Quintet Publishing Limited, London.

Pelion

• GEORGIADIS, N., 1894. Thessaly. Domestihos Press, Volos (Reprinted in 1995 by Ella Regional Editions, Larissa).
• HARATSIS, N., 1995. Guide to Pelion for Walkers. Grafi Editions, Volos.
• MAGNIS, N., 1860. Travelogue or Topography of Thessaly and Magnesia. Lakonia Press, Athens (Reprinted in 1985 by The Library of Historical Studies, Athens).
• PETRIS, T., KAPA, B. 1998. Pelion, Volos: Land of the Centaurs. Toubis Editions, Athens.
• PORNALIS, M., 2001. Pelion of Light and Colours. Pornalis Editions, Volos.

General References

• HORNBY, A.S., COWIE A.P., Chief Editor, 1989. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English. Oxford University Press, London
• The College Standard Dictionary of the English Language. Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York, 1948.
• The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopaedic Dictionary (Three Volumes). The Reader's Digest Association Limited and the Oxford University Press, London, 1974.