| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 662 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- Identification and Ecology of Freshwater Arthropods in the Mediterranean Basin -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of contributors -- 1 Introduction* -- Introduction -- Components of taxonomic chapters -- How to use this volume and the limits to identification -- References -- 2 Ecology of Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems -- Mediterranean climate -- Anthropogenic activities in the Mediterranean Basin -- Streams and rivers -- Lakes and wetlands -- The role of disturbances in Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems -- Freshwater biodiversity and endemism |
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References -- 3 Arthropoda -- Subchapter 3.1 Introduction to the Phylum Arthropoda -- Overview -- General ecology and distribution of Arthropods -- Arthropod food webs -- Biodiversity patterns, endemic nature, and conservation status -- Biodiversity patterns -- Nonindigenous species -- Morphological characters needed in identification -- Keys to freshwater Arthropoda -- Arthropoda: Subphyla -- Subphylum Chelicerata: Class Arachnida: Orders -- Class Arachnida: Subclass Aranae: Families -- Subclass Acari: Orders and Suborders -- Subphylum Crustacea: Classes |
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Introduction to the subphylum Chelicerata, class Arachnida -- Overview -- Subclass Aranae: spiders associated with aquatic habitats -- Subclass Acari: mites associated with aquatic habitats -- Introduction to the subphylum Crustacea -- Overview -- Subphylum Crustacea: class Hexapoda -- Insecta -- Collembola -- Subphylum Crustacea: "Traditional" Crustaceans -- Habitats -- Food webs -- A brief introduction to the classes Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Thecostraca, Copepoda, Ichthyostraca, and Malacostraca -- Class Branchiopoda (Chapter 4) -- Class Ostracoda (Chapter 5) -- Class Copepoda (Chapter 6) |
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Class Thecostraca -- Class Ichthyostraca (Chapter 6) -- Class Malacostraca (Chapter 7) -- Acknowledgments -- Subchapter 3.2 Molecular tools for species identification -- Introduction -- DNA barcoding -- Massive parallel sequencing: metabarcoding and the analysis of environmental DNA -- Other approaches and technologies -- References -- 4 Class Branchiopoda -- Introduction -- Limitations -- Terminology and morphology -- Sampling, preparation, and preservation -- Keys to Branchiopoda -- Branchiopoda: Orders -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Families -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Chirocephalidae: Genera |
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Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Chirocephalidae: Linderiella: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Chirocephalidae: Chirocephalus: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Artemiidae: Artemia: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Branchinectidae: Branchinecta: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Streptocephalidae: Streptocephalus: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Tanymastigidae: Genera -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Tanymastix: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Tanymastigites: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Branchipodidae: Branchipus: Species -- Branchiopoda: Notostraca: Triopsidae: Genera |
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Branchiopoda: Notostraca: Lepidurus: Species |
| Bibliography |
Includes blibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 21, 2024) |
| Subject |
Arthropoda -- Mediterranean Region -- Identification
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Arthropoda -- Ecology -- Mediterranean Region
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Freshwater invertebrates -- Mediterranean Region -- Identification
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Freshwater invertebrates -- Ecology -- Mediterranean Region
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Arthropoda -- Ecology.
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Freshwater invertebrates.
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Freshwater invertebrates -- Ecology.
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Mediterranean Region.
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| Genre/Form |
Field guides.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Maasri, Alain, editor
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Thorp, James H., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780128218563 |
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0128218568 |
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