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Aquatic Entomology (Paperback)
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Aquatic Entomology (Paperback)
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Aquatic insects are the dominant invertebrate fauna in most
freshwater ecosystems, and figure prominently in the work of a
diverse range of researchers, students, and environmental managers.
Often employed as indicators of ecosystem health, aquatic insects
are also commonly used as model systems to test hypotheses in
ecological topics including metapopulation and metacommunity
dynamics, recruitment limitation, trophic interactions, and trophic
networks. Due to their complex life cycles, aquatic insects must
master both terrestrial and aquatic environments, crossing these
ecosystem boundaries during different stages of development and
reproduction. In this wide-ranging text, life under and on top of
the water surface are covered in unusual detail, including the
biomechanics of life in water, locomotion underwater and on surface
films, gas exchange, physico-chemical stressors, feeding, sensory
perception and communication, reproduction, egg-laying and
development, and the evolution of aquatic habits. The threatened
status of freshwaters around the world, coupled with an expanding
population of researchers and managers charged with their
well-being, signals the importance of such a book as many
individuals seek to understand how insects function in these often
challenging physical environments. Interest in freshwaters may
never have been higher with ever-increasing conflict between water
allocation for human (agricultural) use and conservation. Aquatic
Entomology is suitable for graduate students, researchers, and
managers interested in the subject from a perspective of either
basic or applied ecology. It will also be a valuable supplementary
text for courses in limnology or freshwater ecology, entomology,
and water resource management.
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