The Field Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates of North America focuses on freshwater invertebrates that can be identified using at most an inexpensive magnifying glass. This Guide will be useful for experienced nature enthusiasts, students doing aquatic field projects, and anglers looking for the best fish bait, lure, or fly. Color photographs and art, as well as the broad geographic coverage, set this guide apart.
Edited by:
James H. Thorp (Professor and Senior Scientist Kansas Biological Survey University of Kansas KS USA),
D. Christopher Rogers (Kansas Biological Survey,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence,
KS,
USA),
James H. Thorp (Kansas Biological Survey,
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence,
KS,
USA),
James H. Thorp (Kansas Biological Survey,
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence,
KS,
USA),
D. Christopher Rogers (Kansas Biological Survey,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence,
KS,
USA)
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9780123814265
ISBN 10: 012381426X
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 November 2010
Audience:
General/trade
,
Adult education
,
ELT Advanced
,
Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Using This Book Effectively2. General Techniques for Collecting and Identification3. The Nature of Inland Water Habitats4. A Primer on Ecological Relationships Among Freshwater Invertebrates5. Sponges: Phylum Porifera6. Hydra and Jellyfish: Phylum Cnidari7. Flatworms: Phylum Platyhelminthes, Class Turbellaria8. Hairworms: Phylum Nematomorpha9. Snails: Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda10. Mussels and Clams: Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia 11. Aquatic Segmented Worms and Leeches: Phylum Annelida12. Moss Animals: Phylum Ectoprocta, or Bryozoa13. Introduction to Freshwater Invertebrates in the Phylum Arthropoda14. Mites and Spiders: Subphylum Chelicerata, Class Arachnida15. Fairy Shrimp, Tadpole Shrimp, Clam Shrimp, and Water Fleas: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Branchiopoda 16. Copepods, Fish Lice, and Seed Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Classes Maxillopoda and Ostracoda 17. Aquatic Sow Bugs, Scuds, and Opossum Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Superorder Peracarida 18. Crayfish, Crabs, and Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Order Decapoda 19. Introduction to Insects and Their Near Relatives: Subphylum Hexapoda20. Mayflies: Insect Order Ephemeroptera21. Dragonflies and Damselflies: Insect Order Odonata22. Stoneflies: Insect Order Plecoptera23. True Bugs: Insect Order Hemiptera24. Hellgrammites, Spongillaflies, Caterpillars, and Others: Minor Aquatic Insect Orders 25. Caddisflies: Insect Order Trichoptera26. Beetles: Insect Order Coleoptera27. Midges, Mosquitoes, Blackflies, and Other True Flies: Insect Order Diptera
Reviews for Field Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates of North America
IAN'S RECOMMENDATION: For anyone interested in the freshwater animals of North America. --The Guardian's Punctuated Equilibrium The strength of this text lies in the narratives describing the form, function, ecology, and collection methods associated with each major group. Consequently, the book is more of a primer or an introduction to freshwater invertebrates, than a field guide. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers. --Choice, September 2011, Vol. 49, No. 01
