TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moss,Brian
TI  - Ponds and Small Lakes
T2  - Naturalists' handbooks
SN  - 1784271381
AV  - QH541.5.P63 M68 2017eb
U1  - 577.636 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Exeter, UK
PB  - Pelagic Publishing
KW  - Pond ecology
KW  - Microorganisms
KW  - microorganisms
KW  - aat
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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