Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment (eBook)

E.V. Balian, C. Lévêque, H. Segers, K. Martens (Herausgeber)

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2008 | 2008
XVI, 640 Seiten
Springer Netherland (Verlag)
978-1-4020-8259-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This book offers a comprehensive study of species- and genus-level diversity and chorology of the global freshwater fauna to date. It gives a state of the art assessment of the diversity and distribution of Metazoa in the continental waters of the world.

Inhalt

An introduction to the Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment (FADA) project.- Global diversity of aquatic macrophytes in freshwater.- Global diversity of sponges (Porifera: Spongillina) in freshwater.- Global diversity of inland water cnidarians.- Global diversity of free living flatworms (Platyhelminthes, “Turbellaria”) in freshwater.- Global diversity of rotifers (Rotifera) in freshwater.- Global diversity of nemerteans (Nemertea) in freshwater.- Global diversity of nematodes (Nematoda) in freshwater.- Global diversity of hairworms (Nematomorpha: Gordiaceae) in freshwater.- Global diversity of gastrotrichs (Gastrotricha) in fresh waters.- Global diversity of bryozoans (Bryozoa or Ectoprocta) in freshwater.- Global diversity of tardigrades (Tardigrada) in freshwater.- Global diversity of polychaetes (Polychaeta; Annelida) in freshwater.- Global diversity of oligochaetous clitellates (“Oligochaeta”; Clitellata) in freshwater.- Global diversity of leeches (Hirudinea) in freshwater.- Global diversity of freshwater mussels (Mollusca, Bivalvia) in freshwater.- Global diversity of gastropods (Gastropoda; Mollusca) in freshwater.- Global diversity of large branchiopods (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in freshwater.- Global diversity of cladocerans (Cladocera; Crustacea) in freshwater.- Global diversity of ostracods (Ostracoda, Crustacea) in freshwater.- Global diversity of copepods (Crustacea: Copepoda) in freshwater.- Global diversity of fishlice (Crustacea: Branchiura: Argulidae) in freshwater.- Global diversity of mysids (Crustacea-Mysida) in freshwater.- Global diversity of spelaeogriphaceans & thermosbaenaceans (Crustacea; Spelaeogriphacea & Thermosbaenacea) in freshwater.- Global diversity of cumaceans & tanaidaceans (Crustacea: Cumacea & Tanaidacea) in freshwater.- Global diversity of Isopod crustaceans (Crustacea; Isopoda) in freshwater.- Global diversity of amphipods (Amphipoda; Crustacea) in freshwater.- Global diversity of syncarids (Syncarida; Crustacea) in freshwater.- Global diversity of crabs (Aeglidae: Anomura: Decapoda) in freshwater.- Global diversity of crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) in freshwater.- Global diversity of shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) in freshwater.- Global diversity of crayfish (Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae—Decapoda) in freshwater.- Global diversity of water mites (Acari, Hydrachnidia; Arachnida) in freshwater.- Global diversity of halacarid mites (Halacaridae: Acari: Arachnida) in freshwater.- Global diversity of oribatids (Oribatida: Acari: Arachnida).- Global diversity of springtails (Collembola; Hexapoda) in freshwater.- Global diversity of mayflies (Ephemeroptera, Insecta) in freshwater.- Global diversity of dragonflies (Odonata) in freshwater.- Global diversity of stoneflies (Plecoptera; Insecta) in freshwater.- Global diversity of true bugs (Heteroptera; Insecta) in freshwater.- Global diversity of caddisflies (Trichoptera: Insecta) in freshwater.- Global diversity of dobsonflies, fishflies, and alderflies (Megaloptera; Insecta) and spongillaflies, nevrorthids, and osmylids (Neuroptera; Insecta) in freshwater.- Global diversity of water beetles (Coleoptera) in freshwater.- Global biodiversity of Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera) in freshwater.- Global diversity of non-biting midges (Chironomidae; Insecta-Diptera) in freshwater.- Global diversity of craneflies (Insecta, Diptera: Tipulidea or Tipulidae sensu lato) in freshwater.- Global diversity of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in freshwater.- Global diversity of mosquitoes (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) in freshwater.- Global diversity of dipteran families (Insecta Diptera) in freshwater (excluding Simulidae, Culicidae, Chironomidae, Tipulidae and Tabanidae).- Global diversity of butterflies (Lepidotera) in freshwater.- Global diversity of hymenopterans (Hymenoptera; Insecta) in freshwater.- Global diversity of true and pygmy grasshoppers (Acridomorpha, Orthoptera) in freshwater.- Global diversity of fish (Pisces) in freshwater.- Global diversity of amphibians (Amphibia) in freshwater.- Global diversity of lizards in freshwater (Reptilia: Lacertilia).- Global diversity of crocodiles (Crocodilia, Reptilia) in freshwater.- Global diversity of turtles (Chelonii; Reptilia) in freshwater.- Global diversity of snakes (Serpentes; Reptilia) in freshwater.- Global diversity of mammals (Mammalia) in freshwater.- Global diversity of freshwater birds (Aves).- The Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment: an overview of the results.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.4.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Developments in Hydrobiology
• Reihe/Serie: Developments in Hydrobiology
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 640 p.
• Verlagsort: Dordrecht
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Aquatic Fauna • biodiversity • ecosystem • Fauna • Freshwater Biodiversity • Global Assessment • Inland Water • Macrophytes • Porifera • Sponges • Zoogeography
• ISBN-10: 1-4020-8259-2 / 1402082592
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-8259-7 / 9781402082597