Download or read book Revision of Polypedilum Pentapedilum Kieffer and Ainuyusurika Sasa Et Shirasaki Diptera written by Emmanuel Adeoye Oyewo and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chironomidae Larvae Vol 2 Chironomini written by Henk K.M. Moller Pillot and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chironomids are a group of non-biting midges, the larvae of which are important in aquatic ecosystems. This book is an invaluable tool for aquatic ecologists and water quality management covering the most important tribes Chironomini and Pseudochironomini. It presents a wealth of information for professionals for scientific and practical purpose. The Chironomini larvae are the well-known red bloodworms. They are the most important group of the Chironomidae family in stagnant water and can be very numerous, especially in polluted water. Many species are detritus feeders and play a part in the decomposition of organic material. Most species live in a tube of small particles, attached to the substrate. The author has brought together a wealth of information on the biology and ecology of this group geared especially to water quality assessment. This collected knowledge is required in the interpretation of macro-invertebrate samples. An introduction gives background information on the influence of environmental factors on chironomid larvae. A unique focus on this ecologically important group, useful for professionals and especially important for its potential use in water quality management. Volume 1: Chironomidae Larvae - General ecology and Tanypodinae Volume 2: Chironomidae Larvae - Biology and ecology of the Chironomini Volume 3: Chironomidae Larvae - Biology and Ecology of the Aquatic Orthocladiinae

Download or read book Chironomidae Larvae of the Netherlands and Adjacent Lowlands written by Henk J. Vallenduuk and published by Knnv Pub. This book was released on 2007 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chironomids are a group of non-biting midges, the larvae of which are important in aquatic ecosystems. The authors revised existing identification keys and collected additional information on the biology and ecology of the larvae. Where possible, the identification keys use anatomical characters that are easily observed. An invaluable tool for aquatic ecologists and water quality management.

Download or read book Body Size The Structure and Function of Aquatic Ecosystems written by Alan G. Hildrew and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-12 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecologists have long struggled to predict features of ecological systems, such as the numbers and diversity of organisms. The wide range of body sizes in ecological communities, from tiny microbes to large animals and plants, is emerging as the key to prediction. Based on the relationship between body size and features such as biological rates, the physics of water and the amount of habitat available, we may be able to understand patterns of abundance and diversity, biogeography, interactions in food webs and the impact of fishing, adding up to a potential 'periodic table' for ecology. Remarkable progress on the unravelling, describing and modelling of aquatic food webs, revealing the fundamental role of body size, makes a book emphasising marine and freshwater ecosystems particularly apt. In this 2007 book, the importance of body size is examined at a range of scales that will be of interest to professional ecologists, from students to senior researchers.

Download or read book The Chironomidae written by P.D. Armitage and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dipteran family Chironomidae is the most widely distributed and frequently the most abundant group of insects in freshwater, with rep resentatives in both terrestrial and marine environments. A very wide range of gradients of temperature, pH, oxygen concentration, salinity, current velocity, depth, productivity, altitude and latitude have been exploited, by at least some chironomid species, and in grossly polluted environments chironomids may be the only insects present. The ability to exist in such a wide range of conditions has been achieved largely by behavioural and physiological adaptations with relatively slight morphological changes. It has been estimated that the number of species world-wide may be as high as 15000. This high species diversity has been attributed to the antiquity of the family, relatively low vagility leading to isolation, and evolutionary plasticity. In many aquatic ecosystems the number of chironomid species present may account for at least 50% of the total macroinvertebrate species recorded. This species richness, wide distribution and tolerance to adverse conditions has meant that the group is frequently recorded in ecological studies but taxonomic difficulties have in the past prevented non-specialist identification beyond family or subfamily level. Recent works, including genetic studies, have meant that the family is receiving much more attention globally.

Download or read book Revision of Polypedilum Pentapedilum Kieffer and Ainuyusurika Sasa Et Shirasaki Diptera Chironomidae written by Emmanuel Adeoye Oyewo and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Diptera of Australia written by Frederick A. A. Skuse and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-02 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diptera of Australia - Part VI. - The Chironomidae is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Download or read book Identification Guide to the Chironomidae of New South Wales written by Peter Cranston and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Adults of the Subfamily Tanypodinae Pelopinae in North America Diptera written by Selwyn Roback and published by Academy of Natural Sciences. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes those adult Tanypodinae ( = Pelopinae) found in the U.S. & Canada north of the Mexican border. Includes Greenland but excludes Bermuda, the Bahamas, & the West Indies; only the adults are considered here. Keys are provided for the identification of both sexes, though the prime reliance is upon the characters of the male. The classification used is essentially (with some modification) that of Fittkau (1962). A total of 130 species & 38 genera or subgenera are treated in this paper. Of these, 48 species & 11 genera or subgenera are new. Of the 17 genera of Pentaneurini treated by Fittkau (1962), only ¿Telmatopelopia¿ was not found in North America. All the genera listed by Fittkau for the Macropelopiini were found here. ¿Anatopynia¿ s. str. wasn¿t found.

Download or read book Taxonomic studies on Chironomidae written by Ole A. Sæther and published by 1977.. This book was released on 1977 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the taxonomy and ecology of the benthic invertebrates of Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, this study concentrates on three groups of chironomids which inhabit streams and rivers or the sandy littoral zone of lakes. The female genitalia of all three groups are of emineut importance in the erection of a phylogenetic system.

Download or read book A World Catalogue of Chironomidae Diptera written by National museum of Ireland (Dublin). and published by Anchor Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region written by Mercedes D. Delfinado and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: