Edited by
James Thorp, Kansas Biological Survey
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS, USA
Alan Covich, Colorado State University, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Fort Collins, U.S.A.
Description
The First Edition of
Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates has been immensely popular
with students and researchers interested in freshwater biology and ecology, limnology, environmental science, invertebrate zoology, and
related fields. The First Edition has been widely used as a textbook and this Second Edition should continue to serve students in advanced
classes. The Second Edition features expanded and updated chapters, especially with respect to the cited references and the classification
of North American freshwater invertebrates. New chapters or substantially revised chapters include those on freshwater ecosystems, snails,
aquatic spiders, aquatic insects, and crustaceans.
Audience:
Advanced undergraduates, graduate students, researchers, faculty and staff at universiities and consulting companies interested in freshwater
biology and ecology, limnology, envionmental science, invertebrate zoology and relatedfields.
