Freshwater Crustacean Zooplankton of Europe Cladocera & Copepoda (Calanoida, Cyclopoida) Key to species identification, with notes on ecology, distribution, methods and introduction to data analysis /

• Main Authors: Bledzki, Leszek A. (Author), Rybak, Jan Igor (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Aquatic ecology.; Microbial ecology.; Animal anatomy.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Life Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Microbial Ecology.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.

This work provides a user-friendly, species level taxonomic key based on morphology, current nomenclature, and modern taxonomy using molecular tools which fulfill the most pressing needs of both researchers and environmental managers. This key arms the reader with the tools necessary to improve thei...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Ecological features, coefficients and equations
• Basic taxonomy
• Methods
• References
• Morphological Abbreviations
• Introduction to Cladocera
• Cladocera morphology
• Classification
• Characteristics of orders and families with a list of European genera and species Alphabetical list of species with notes on synonyms, taxonomy, distribution and ecology.-References
• Key to Cladocera
• Morphological Abbreviations
• Introduction to Copepoda
• Copepoda morphology
• Classification
• Characteristics of orders and families with a list of European genera and species
• Alphabetical list of species
• References
• Key to Calanoida
• Index.