Small Freshwater Creatures (Natural History (New York, N.Y.).)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: June 25, 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780198507987
Description: Small Freshwater Creatures desribes over 500 animals, from spiders to salamanders, that you may meet in the ponds, rivers and streams of Northern Europe.  Clearly and accessibly written, with over 800 beautiful colur illustrations, the text describes the creatures, their lives, and how their lives are bound up with each other and the plants around them.  Sections on the animals' ecology, on further reading, and a glossary will allow the book to be used as a springboard for those who want to take their studies further.
Table of contents: label: 1
title: Moths
pagenum: 6; label: 2
title: Caddis flies
pagenum: 11; label: 3
title: Alder flies
pagenum: 34; label: 4
title: Lacewings
pagenum: 35; label: 5
title: Dragonflies
pagenum: 36; label: 6
title: Mayflies
pagenum: 52; label: 7
title: Stoneflies
pagenum: 60; label: 8
title: Wasps
pagenum: 65; label: 9
title: Flies
pagenum: 66; label: 10
title: Midges and mosquitoes
pagenum: 74; label: 11
title: Aphids
pagenum: 90; label: 12
title: Hoppers
pagenum: 91; label: 13
title: Grasshoppers
pagenum: 91; label: 14
title: Water bugs
pagenum: 92; label: 15
title: Beetles
pagenum: 98; label: 16
title: Springtails
pagenum: 118; label: 17
title: Water mites
pagenum: 119; label: 18
title: Spiders
pagenum: 121; label: 19
title: Crustaceans
pagenum: 124; label: 20
title: Water fleas
pagenum: 130; label: 21
title: Copepods
pagenum: 136; label: 22
title: Ostracods
pagenum: 138; label: 23
title: Bivalves
pagenum: 139; label: 24
title: Snails
pagenum: 144; label: 25
title: Flukes
pagenum: 156; label: 26
title: Flatworms
pagenum: 158; label: 27
title: Leeches
pagenum: 161; label: 28
title: Worms
pagenum: 167; label: 29
title: Coelenterates
pagenum: 173; label: 30
title: Amoebas and heliozoans
pagenum: 175; label: 31
title: Ciliates
pagenum: 176; label: 32
title: Rotifers
pagenum: 178; label: 33
title: Moss animals
pagenum: 180; label: 34
title: Freswater sponges
pagenum: 183; label: 35
title: Fish
pagenum: 184; label: 36
title: Frogs
pagenum: 188; label: 37
title: Toads
pagenum: 194; label: 38
title: Salamanders
pagenum: 196; label: 39
title: Snakes
pagenum: 199; label: 40
title: Animals on floating leaves
pagenum: 200; label: 41
title: Animals on the surface film
pagenum: 204; label: 42
title: Animals in pools
pagenum: 208; label: 43
title: Algae
pagenum: 210; label: 44
title: Food chain of a lake
pagenum: 212; label: 45
title: Swarming
pagenum: 214; label: 46
title: Animals on stones in streams
pagenum: 215; label: 47
title: Polluted water
pagenum: 216; label: 48
title: Glossary
pagenum: 218; label: 49
title: Further reading
pagenum: 223; label: 50
title: Index
pagenum: 224