Identification and ecology of freshwater arthropods in the Mediterranean Basin /
Identification and Ecology of Freshwater Arthropods in the Mediterranean Basin covers the entire Mediterranean basin, including parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean islands, but excluding other biogeographic locations with Mediterranean climates located outside the region. The book pr...
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Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Cambridge, MA, United States :
Elsevier,
[2024]
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover
- Identification and Ecology of Freshwater Arthropods in the Mediterranean Basin
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of contributors
- 1 Introduction*
- Introduction
- Components of taxonomic chapters
- How to use this volume and the limits to identification
- References
- 2 Ecology of Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems
- Mediterranean climate
- Anthropogenic activities in the Mediterranean Basin
- Streams and rivers
- Lakes and wetlands
- The role of disturbances in Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems
- Freshwater biodiversity and endemism
- References
- 3 Arthropoda
- Subchapter 3.1 Introduction to the Phylum Arthropoda
- Overview
- General ecology and distribution of Arthropods
- Arthropod food webs
- Biodiversity patterns, endemic nature, and conservation status
- Biodiversity patterns
- Nonindigenous species
- Morphological characters needed in identification
- Keys to freshwater Arthropoda
- Arthropoda: Subphyla
- Subphylum Chelicerata: Class Arachnida: Orders
- Class Arachnida: Subclass Aranae: Families
- Subclass Acari: Orders and Suborders
- Subphylum Crustacea: Classes
- Introduction to the subphylum Chelicerata, class Arachnida
- Overview
- Subclass Aranae: spiders associated with aquatic habitats
- Subclass Acari: mites associated with aquatic habitats
- Introduction to the subphylum Crustacea
- Overview
- Subphylum Crustacea: class Hexapoda
- Insecta
- Collembola
- Subphylum Crustacea: "Traditional" Crustaceans
- Habitats
- Food webs
- A brief introduction to the classes Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Thecostraca, Copepoda, Ichthyostraca, and Malacostraca
- Class Branchiopoda (Chapter 4)
- Class Ostracoda (Chapter 5)
- Class Copepoda (Chapter 6)
- Class Thecostraca
- Class Ichthyostraca (Chapter 6)
- Class Malacostraca (Chapter 7)
- Acknowledgments
- Subchapter 3.2 Molecular tools for species identification
- Introduction
- DNA barcoding
- Massive parallel sequencing: metabarcoding and the analysis of environmental DNA
- Other approaches and technologies
- References
- 4 Class Branchiopoda
- Introduction
- Limitations
- Terminology and morphology
- Sampling, preparation, and preservation
- Keys to Branchiopoda
- Branchiopoda: Orders
- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Families
- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Chirocephalidae: Genera
- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Chirocephalidae: Linderiella: Species
- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Chirocephalidae: Chirocephalus: Species
- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Artemiidae: Artemia: Species
- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Branchinectidae: Branchinecta: Species
- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Streptocephalidae: Streptocephalus: Species
- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Tanymastigidae: Genera
- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Tanymastix: Species
- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Tanymastigites: Species
- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Branchipodidae: Branchipus: Species
- Branchiopoda: Notostraca: Triopsidae: Genera
- Branchiopoda: Notostraca: Lepidurus: Species