Field Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates of North America
Edited by- James 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
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.
Audience
Aquatic ecologists working in the field, fly fishermen or other anglers, college students for use as supplement or lab manual in aquatic biologogy
Paperback, 304 Pages
Published: November 2010
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-381426-5
Reviews
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"IAN'S RECOMMENDATION: For anyone interested in the freshwater animals of North America."---The Guardians 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
Contents
Chapter 01 Using This Book Effectively
Chapter 02 General Techniques for Collecting and Identification
Chapter 03 The Nature of Inland Water Habitats
Chapter 04 A Primer on Ecological Relationships Among Freshwater InvertebratesChapter 05 Sponges: Phylum Porifera
Chapter 06 Hydra and Jellyfish: Phylum CnidariaChapter 07 Flatworms: Phylum Platyhelminthes, Class Turbellaria
Chapter 08 Hairworms: Phylum NematomorphaChapter 09 Snails: Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda
Chapter 10 Mussels and Clams: Phylum Mollusca, Class BivalviaChapter 11 Aquatic Segmented Worms and Leeches: Phylum Annelida
Chapter 12 Moss Animals: Phylum Ectoprocta, or BryozoaChapter 13 Introduction to Freshwater Invertebrates in the Phylum Arthropoda
Chapter 14 Mites and Spiders: Subphylum Chelicerata, Class ArachnidaChapter 15 Fairy Shrimp, Tadpole Shrimp, Clam Shrimp, and Water Fleas: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Branchiopoda
Chapter 16 Copepods, Fish Lice, and Seed Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Classes Maxillopoda and OstracodaChapter 17 Aquatic Sow Bugs, Scuds, and Opossum Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Superorder Peracarida
Chapter 18 Crayfish, Crabs, and Shrimp: Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca, Order DecapodaChapter 19 Introduction to Insects and Their Near Relatives: Subphylum Hexapoda
Chapter 20 Mayflies: Insect Order EphemeropteraChapter 21 Dragonflies and Damselflies: Insect Order Odonata
Chapter 22 Stoneflies: Insect Order PlecopteraChapter 23 True Bugs: Insect Order Hemiptera
Chapter 24 Hellgrammites, Spongillaflies, Caterpillars, and Others: Minor Aquatic Insect OrdersChapter 25 Caddisflies: Insect Order Trichoptera
Chapter 26 Beetles: Insect Order ColeopteraChapter 27 Midges, Mosquitoes, Blackflies, and Other True Flies: Insect Order Diptera
