Freshwater Invertebrates in Central Europe

A Field Guide
2. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-030-95322-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 527 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1004 g

This up-to-date guidebook on freshwater invertebrates of the central European region is a richly illustrated work, providing an excellent source of systematic information on freshwater macroinvertebrates. Numerous colour photos and additional vector graphic figures allow readers to identify specific species at a higher taxonomic level (family). The book is supplemented by video sequences. Freshwater Invertebrates in Central Europe – A Field Guide is a must-have for all those interested in the freshwater animals of central Europe such as animal scientists and ecologists, as well as students attending classes on freshwater invertebrate.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kriska, György

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata)
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Limnologie (Süßwasser)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Identification Key: Freshwater Invertebrates.- Sponges: Porifera.- Cnidarians: Cnidaria.- Flatworms: Platyhelminthes.- Hairybacks: Gastrotricha; Water Bears: Tardigrada.- Rotifers: Rotifera.- Horsehair Worms: Nematomorpha; Roundworms: Nematoda.- Snails, Limpets and Mussels: Mollusca.- Segmented Worms: Annelida.- Aquatic Spiders and Mites: Chelicerata.- Crustaceans: Crustacea.- Springtails: Collembola.- Mayflies: Ephemeroptera.- Dragonflies and Damselflies: Odonata.- Stoneflies: Plecoptera.- Water Bugs: Heteroptera.- Beetles: Coleoptera.- Sialidae, Osmylidae, Sisyridae.- Caddisflies: Trichoptera.- Moths: Lepidoptera.- True Flies: Diptera.- Moss Animals: Bryozoa.

Über Autor(innen)

György Kriska (30 July 1964, Vác, Hungary) is a scientific advisor at Centre for Ecological Research and associate professor at Eötvös University in Budapest, Hungary. He has taught methodology in biology teaching and freshwater invertebrate identification for more than 20 years. He received his PhD in biology from the Eötvös University, Budapest, in 2000. He received the award of Doctor of Science (DSc) from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2021. He has published numerous research papers in visual ecology. His research interest is polarised light pollution and polarisation ecological traps.