Field guide to freshwater invertebrates of North America

Thorp, James H. (Author). Rogers, D. Christopher. (Added Author).

Summary: Based on the Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates III, this field guide 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. The user will be able to identify insects, snails, clams, worms, and other invertebrates that can be found living beneath the surface of rivers, streams, creeks, springs, lakes, ponds, wetlands, and vernal pools in the United States and Canada.

Record details

ISBN: 9780123814265
ISBN: 012381426X
Physical Description: print
xxv, 274 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Burlington, MA : Academic Press, c2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Based on ... Ecology and classification of North American freshwater invertebrates [3rd ed. / edited by James H. Thorpe and Alan P. Covich]"--P. [4] of cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-266) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Using this book effectively -- General techniques for collecting and identification -- II. General ecology of freshwater invertebrates -- The nature of inland water habitats -- A primer on ecological relationships among freshwater invertebrates -- III. Ecology and identification of specific taxa -- Sponges: phylum Porifera -- Hydra and jellyfish: phylum Cnidaria -- Flatworms: phylum Platyhelminthes, class Turbellaria -- Hairworms: phylum Nematomorpha -- Snails: phylum Mollusca, class Gastropoda -- Mussels and clams: phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia -- Aquatic segmented worms and leeches: phylum Annelida -- Moss animals: phylum Ectoprocta, or Bryozoa -- Introduction to freshwater invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda --