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.

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