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I Introduction.. 1. Insects of Aquatic Environments.. 2. Evolution and Adaptation.. II Habitats and Communities.. 3. Lentic Freshwaters.. 4. Lotic Freshwaters.. 5. Marine, Brackish, and Inland Salt Waters.. III Environmental Conditions.. 6. Temperature.. 7. Substrate.. 8. Water Level, Current, and Discharge.. 9. Other Abiotic Variables.. References.. Index

This is the first volume of a two-part treatise dealing with the ecology of aquatic insects. Concentraing on insect biology and habitat, the text includes sections on systematics, evolution, evolutionary adaptation, habitat description defined in terms of still, moving and marine waters, environment in terms of temperature condition, water level and abiotic variables, and aquatic insect trophic requirements. Inglés