Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates: Keys to Fauna of the Australian Bioregion

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James H. Thorp (Professor and Senior Scientist, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, KS, USA)

Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates

Keys to Fauna of the Australian Bioregion

James H. Thorp (Professor and Senior Scientist, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, KS, USA)

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Academic Press Inc
01 November 2024

Ecological science, the Biosphere; Zoology & animal sciences; Animal ecology; Applied ecology; Animal husbandry

Thorp and Covich’s Freshwater Invertebrates: Key to Fauna of the Australian Bioregion, Fourth Edition is developed to be the most modern and consistent set of taxonomic keys in the region. The design of the series provides a highly comprehensive, current set of keys for each of these bioregions, with all keys written in a consistent style. The book can be used to the full spectrum of interested readers, from students through to university professors and government agencies. This new volume provides an all-in-one reference for taxonomic classifications across this diverse bioregion and indispensable for biomonitoring and other studies of environmental health.

By: James H. Thorp (Professor and Senior Scientist Kansas Biological Survey University of Kansas KS USA)
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm,
ISBN: 9780128042243
ISBN 10: 0128042249
Pages: 672
Publication Date: 01 November 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Protozoa 3. Phylum Porifera 4. Phylum Cnidaria 5. Phylum Platyhelminthes 6. Phylum Nemertea 7. Phylum Gastrotricha 8. Phylum Rotifera 9. Phylum Nemata 10. Phylum Nematomorpha 11. Phylum Mollusca 12. Phylum Annelida 13. Phylum Ectoprocta (Bryozoa) 14. Phylum Entoprocta 15. Phylum Tardigrada 16. Phylum Arthropoda

Dr. James H. Thorp is a professor and senior scientist at the University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS, United States). Prior to 2001, he was a distinguished professor and dean at Clarkson University, department chair and professor at the University of Louisville, associate professor and director of the Calder Ecology Center at Fordham University, and research ecologist at Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. He received his Baccalaureate from the University of Kansas and Masters and PhD degrees from North Carolina State. Prof. Thorp has been on the editorial board of three freshwater journals and is a former president of the International Society for River Science. His research interests run the gamut from organismal biology to community, ecosystem, and macrosystem ecology. While his research emphasizes aquatic invertebrates, he also studies fish ecology, especially food webs related. He has published more than 150 research articles and 10 books, including five volumes so far in the fourth edition of Thorp and Covich’s Freshwater Invertebrates.