| Description |
ix, 529 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Specific and generic criteria in freshwater Oligochaeta, with special emphasis on the Naididae / W.J. Harman -- Specific and generic criteria in marine Oligochaeta, with special emphasis on Tubificidae / C. Erséus -- Polychaete sibling species / J. Grassle -- Ecophenotypic variation in setae of Naididae (Oligochaeta) / M.S. Loden and W.J. Harman -- On the question of hybridization and variation in the oligochaete genus Limnodrilus / M. Barbour, D.G. Cook and R. Pomerantz -- Distribution of aquatic oligochaetes / T. Timm -- The aquatic Oligochaeta of Argentina : current status of knowledge / D.H. Di Persia -- The aquatic Oligochaeta of St. Lawrence Great Lakes region / D.R. Spencer -- Aquatic Oligochaeta of southern England / M. Ladle and G.J. Bird -- Life cycles of mass species of Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) / T.L. Poddubnaya -- Population dynamics of Tubifex tubifex, studied by means of a new model / G. Bonomi and G. Di Cola -- Production biology of the Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) / R.O. Brinkhurst -- The production biology of terrestrial Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) / V. Standen -- Ecological studies of aquatic oligochaetes in the USSR / A. Grigelis -- Aquatic Oligochaeta of the Rhône-Alpes area : current research priorities / J. Juget -- Affects [i.e. effects] of tubificid oligochaetes on physical and chemical properties of Lake Erie sediments / P.L. McCall and J.B. Fisher -- Ecology of freshwater and estuarine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) / R.J. Diaz -- The ecology of tubificids in the Thames Estuary with particular reference to Tubifex costatus (Claparède) / I.K. Birtwell and D.R. Arthur -- Seasonal movements of subtidal benthic communities in the Fraser River Estuary, British Columbia (abstract) / P.M. Chapman -- Tolerance and preference reactions of marine Oligochaeta in relation to their distribution / O.W. Giere -- Oligochaeta community structure and function in agricultural landscapes / K. Kasprzak -- Oligochaete communities in pollution biology : the European situation with special reference to lakes in Scandinavia / G. Milbrink -- Structure of tubificid and lumbriculid worm communities, and three indices of trophy based upon these communities, as descriptors of eutrophication level of Lake Geneva (Switzerland) / C. Lang and B. Lang-Dobler -- Pollution biology -- the North American experience / R.O. Brinkhurst -- Heavy metal studies with oligochaetes / P.M. Chapman, L.M. Churchland, P.A. Thomson and E. Michnowsky -- The relationship of saprobial conditions to massive populations of tubificids / H. Caspers -- Postscript / R.O. Brinkhurst -- Appendix. Synonomies and equivalent names in current use employed within this volume / R.O. Brinkhurst |
| Notes |
"Proceedings of the first International Symposium on Aquatic Oligochaete Biology, held in Sidney, British Columbia, Canada, May 1-4, 1979." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
| Subject |
Aquatic invertebrates -- Congresses.
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Aquatic invertebrates.
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Oligochaeta -- Congresses.
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Oligochaeta.
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Oligochaeta.
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| Genre/Form |
Congress.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Brinkhurst, Ralph O.
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Cook, David G., 1941-
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| LC no. |
79028164 |
| ISBN |
0306403382 |
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