Ponds and Small Lakes /
Moss, Brian, 1943-2016,
Ponds and Small Lakes / Ponds and small lakes : microorganisms and freshwater ecology Brian Moss. - 1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations (some color), map - Naturalists' handbooks ; 32 . - Naturalists' handbooks ; 32. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index.
Editor's preface; Preface; About the author; About Naturalists' Handbooks; 1 Ponds; 2 Living in freshwater; 3 The littoral; Key A Traditional key to kingdoms of organisms; Key B Contemporary key to kingdoms of organisms; Key C Pragmatic key to groups of microorganisms; Key D Algae visible, at least en masse, to the naked eye; Key E Periphyton, both attached to surfaces and free living; Key F Major orders of free-living protozoa; Key G Freshwater invertebrate groups (and a few genera) most commonly encountered; 4 Plankton. Key H Common phytoplankton genera in ponds in Britain and Ireland5 Catchments, nutrients and organic matter; 6 The ecological development of ponds and lakes; 7 Food webs and structures in ponds; 8 Problems with ponds and small lakes; 9 Ponds and the future; 10 Bibliography and further information; Index.
Ponds and small lakes support an extremely rich biodiversity of fascinating organisms. Many people have encountered a few unfamiliar creatures, such as dragonfly nymphs and caddisfly larvae. However, there is a far richer world of microscopic organisms, such as diatoms, desmids and rotifers, which is revealed in this book.
1784271381 9781784271381 9781784271367 1784271365 9781784271374 1784271373
1034184 MIL 2D9C591F-4CF8-4D2C-A2FF-DFF774A5E5F6 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
GBB706357 bnb
018173490 Uk
Pond ecology.
Microorganisms.
microorganisms.
Electronic books.
QH541.5.P63 / M68 2017eb
577.636
Ponds and Small Lakes / Ponds and small lakes : microorganisms and freshwater ecology Brian Moss. - 1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations (some color), map - Naturalists' handbooks ; 32 . - Naturalists' handbooks ; 32. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index.
Editor's preface; Preface; About the author; About Naturalists' Handbooks; 1 Ponds; 2 Living in freshwater; 3 The littoral; Key A Traditional key to kingdoms of organisms; Key B Contemporary key to kingdoms of organisms; Key C Pragmatic key to groups of microorganisms; Key D Algae visible, at least en masse, to the naked eye; Key E Periphyton, both attached to surfaces and free living; Key F Major orders of free-living protozoa; Key G Freshwater invertebrate groups (and a few genera) most commonly encountered; 4 Plankton. Key H Common phytoplankton genera in ponds in Britain and Ireland5 Catchments, nutrients and organic matter; 6 The ecological development of ponds and lakes; 7 Food webs and structures in ponds; 8 Problems with ponds and small lakes; 9 Ponds and the future; 10 Bibliography and further information; Index.
Ponds and small lakes support an extremely rich biodiversity of fascinating organisms. Many people have encountered a few unfamiliar creatures, such as dragonfly nymphs and caddisfly larvae. However, there is a far richer world of microscopic organisms, such as diatoms, desmids and rotifers, which is revealed in this book.
1784271381 9781784271381 9781784271367 1784271365 9781784271374 1784271373
1034184 MIL 2D9C591F-4CF8-4D2C-A2FF-DFF774A5E5F6 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
GBB706357 bnb
018173490 Uk
Pond ecology.
Microorganisms.
microorganisms.
Electronic books.
QH541.5.P63 / M68 2017eb
577.636