Freshwater snails of Britain and Ireland
Language: English
Published by Field Studies Council, 2021
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192, col photo, line drawings. . PB. NEW. . This guide will aid the identification and recording of over 50 species of freshwater snails (gastropod molluscs) found in Britain and Ireland. It includes species found in ponds, rivers, streams, canals, brackish water and the margins of saltmarsh and lagoons.Freshwater snails play a vital role in food webs and water purification. Some indicate unspoilt or very specialised habitats, while others host unwelcome parasites, or are nuisance invaders. Updated names are used to reflect recent taxonomic research, and new maps are used to show the changing distribution of many species. Sections on field survey and conservation, drawing on many years experience, are included.Three different routes to identification are provided:A simple key.Comprehensive species accountsPictorial index showing typical examples.These can be used separately or together. Details are also provided on dissection and the identification of juveniles, eggs and spawn. This guide aims to make accurate identification easier for beginners and experts alike. [9781908819581].…
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- Title
- Freshwater snails of Britain and Ireland
- Author
- Rowson, B.; Powell, H.; Willing, M.; Dobson, M.; Shaw, H.
- Publisher
- Field Studies Council
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1908819588
- ISBN 13
- 9781908819581
- Seller catalogs
- INVERTEBRATES,MOLLUSCA
- AIDGAP guide to over 50 species in Britain and Ireland.
- Designed to be used with living specimens in the field
Freshwater snails AIDGAP an identification guide to over 50 species in Britain and Ireland.
It covers all gastropod molluscs found in still and flowing fresh water. Also included are species of brackish water, the margins of saltmarshes, plus a few warm-water species currently present only in aquaria or greenhouse ponds.
For most species, all that is needed is an intact adult shell. The guide provides three different routes to identification
These three routes can be used separately or together. There are also sections on dissection of snails, plus the identification of juveniles, eggs and spawn. All scientific names and distribution maps are fully up to date.
Freshwater snails play a vital role in food webs and water purification. Some indicate unspoilt or very specialised habitats. Others host unwelcome parasites or are nuisance invaders.
This guide is part of WildID's AIDGAP series (Aids to Identification in Difficult Groups of Animals and Plants). AIDGAP guides are accessible identification keys, suitable for non-specialists from age 16+.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Pemberley Books - Established 1989. Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology. We also have a specialist bookshop in Iver (just west of London, close to M25, Iver Rail Station and Heathrow Airport) We list only books which are immediately available from stock on ABE, but can supply many other books to order.…
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