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Freshwater Crustacean Zooplankton of Europe

Cladocera & Copepoda (Calanoida, Cyclopoida) Key to species identification, with notes on ecology, distribution, methods and introduction to data analysis

  • Easy to use for inexperienced readers

  • Covers the entire European continent

  • Provides species distribution maps

  • Provides updated taxonomy (all changes within the recent 25-30 years)

  • Provides the introduction to methods and statistics for zooplankton researchers

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Zooplankton Methods and Data Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 3-4
    3. Ecological Features, Coefficients, and Equations

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 5-15
    4. Basic Taxonomy

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 17-22
    5. Methods

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 23-86
  3. Cladocera

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
    2. Morphological Abbreviations

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 89-89
    3. Introduction to Cladocera

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 91-93
    4. Cladocera Morphology

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 95-101
    5. Classification

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 103-105
    6. Characteristics of Orders, Families, and Genera with a List of European Species

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 107-143
    7. Key to Cladocera

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 305-438
  4. Copepoda (Calanoida, Cyclopoida)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 439-439
    2. Morphological Abbreviations

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 441-442
    3. Introduction to Copepoda

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 443-444
    4. Copepoda Morphology

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 445-450
    5. Classification

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 451-452
    6. Characteristics of Orders and Families with a List of European Genera and Species

      • Leszek A. BÅ‚Ä™dzki, Jan Igor Rybak
      Pages 453-473

About this book

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 their species identification abilities. This book resolves another issue as well: the mix of female and male characters used in keys to the calanoid copepods. Often, during the identification process, both calanoid copepod sexes are not available, and the user of such a key is stuck with an uncertain identification. Here, separate male and female keys to the calanoid copepods are provided for both the genera and species levels. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Mount Holyoke College, Miller Worley Center for the Environment and Department of Biological Sciences, South Hadley, USA

    Leszek A. Bledzki

  • Department of Hydrobiology, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland

    Jan Igor Rybak

About the authors

Leszek A. Bledzki, PhD 
Department of Biological Sciences
Mount Holyoke College
Massachusetts, USA
E-mail: lbledzki@mtholyoke.edu 


Jan Igor Rybak, PhD 
Department of Hydrobiology
Warsaw University, Poland
(Deceased)

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eBook USD 229.00
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  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 299.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 299.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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