Aquatic Insect Ecology, Part 1: Biology and Habitat

by J. V. Ward

Overview

Begins with a brief overview of the insect orders with aquatic representatives. Continues with evolutionary considerations, habitat occurrences of aquatic insect communities and the relationship of these insects to environmental variables such as temperature, substrate, flow and water level, suspended sediment, light, oxygen and other chemical factors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471550075
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/16/1992
Series:	Aquatic Insect Ecology
Edition description:	Part I
Pages:	456
Product dimensions:	6.38(w) x 9.57(h) x 1.21(d)

About the Author

J. V. Ward is the author of Aquatic Insect Ecology, Part 1: Biology and Habitat, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Insects of Aquatic Environments.

Evolution and Adaptation.

HABITATS AND COMMUNITIES.

Lentic Freshwaters.

Lotic Freshwaters.

Marine, Brackish, and Inland Salt Waters.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.

Temperature.

Substrate.

Water Level, Current, and Discharge.

Other Abiotic Variables.

References.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

The first of what will be a two-volume text at the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate levels begins with a brief overview of the insect orders with aquatic representatives. This is followed by coverage of evolutionary considerations; habitat occurrences of aquatic insect communities; and finally the relationships of aquatic insects to environmental variables (temperature, substrate, flow and water level, suspended sediment, light, oxygen, and other chemical factors). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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