| Description |
xiii, 426 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-419) and index. |
| Contents |
Introducing vernal pools -- Hydrology -- Vernal pools in the landscape : origins, landscape position, and habitat characteristics -- Bacteria, protists, algae, and fungi -- Vegetation -- Life-history strategies of pool animals -- Non-arthropod invertebrates -- Crustaceans -- Insects -- Water mites and miscellaneous other arthropods -- Amphibians -- Reptiles, birds, and mammals -- Energy flow, seasonal cycles, and variations in community composition -- Protecting vernal pools. |
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Introducing vernal pools -- Hydrology -- Vernal pools in the landscape : origins, landscape positions, and habitat characteristics -- Bacteria, protists, algae, and fungi -- Vegetation -- Life history strategies of pool animals -- Non-Arthropod invertebrates -- Crustaceans -- Insects -- Water mites and miscellaneous other arthropods -- Amphibians -- Reptiles, birds, and mammals -- Energy flow, seasonal cycles, and variations in community composition -- Protecting vernal pools. |
| Subject |
Vernal pool ecology.
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Vernal pools.
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| ISBN |
0939923912 softcover alkaline paper |
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0939923920 hardcover alkaline paper |
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