Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates

Thorp, James H.

ISBN 10: 0123748550 / ISBN 13: 9780123748553

Published by Academic Press, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123748550
• ISBN 13: 9780123748553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The Third Edition of Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates continues the tradition of in-depth coverage of the biology, ecology, phylogeny, and identification of freshwater invertebrates from the USA and Canada. This edition is in color for the first time and includes greatly expanded classification of many phyla.

• Contains extensive and detailed classification keys for identification of diverse freshwater invertebrates.
• Many drawings and color photographs of freshwater invertebrates.
• Single source for a broad coverage of the anatomy, physiology, ecology, and phylogeny of all major groups of invertebrates in inland waters of North America, north of Mexico.

About the Author

Dr. James H. Thorp is a professor and senior scientist at the University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS, United States). Prior to 2001, he was a distinguished professor and dean at Clarkson University, department chair and professor at the University of Louisville, associate professor and director of the Calder Ecology Center at Fordham University, and research ecologist at Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. He received his Baccalaureate from the University of Kansas and Masters and PhD degrees from North Carolina State. Prof. Thorp has been on the editorial board of three freshwater journals and is a former president of the International Society for River Science. His research interests run the gamut from organismal biology to community, ecosystem, and macrosystem ecology. While his research emphasizes aquatic invertebrates, he also studies fish ecology, especially food webs related. He has published more than 150 research articles and 10 books, including five volumes so far in the fourth edition of Thorp and Covich’s Freshwater Invertebrates.