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Each book of Thorp and Covich’s Freshwater Invertebrates includes the latest research and most recent developments in the field by renowned experts from around the world. This book… Read more
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1. Offers thorough geographic coverage for the identification of aquatic insects throughout Southeastern Asia and Subtropical China.
2. Includes taxonomic keys that uniformly proceed among chapters and taxa from higher (order in most cases) to the lowest possible level (usually genus) available for specific regions.
3. Comprehensive introductory sections on methods to collect and preserve specific species.
4. Authors contributing are acknowledged as world experts in their taxonomic groups.
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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.
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