Pond and Brook by Michael J. Caduto
››› Get audio book for free. ‹‹‹ Original Title: Pond and Brook ISBN: 0874515092 ISBN13: 9780874515091 Autor: Michael J. Caduto/Donella H. Meadows Rating: 4.3 of 5 stars (918) counts Original Format: Paperback, 288 pages Download Format: PDF, RTF, ePub, CHM, MP3. Published: March 1st 1990 / by University Press of New England / (first published 1986) Language: English Genre(s): Environment >Nature- 2 users
Description: Designed specifically for the amateur naturalist and filled with hands-on projects and activities, Pond and Brook introduces the readers to the intriguing world of freshwater life. Michael Caduto s keen eye investigates all common freshwater environments, from wetlands and deep lakes to streams and vernal ponds. An important feature of the book is its holistic approach to both living and non-living components of freshwater environments, and how they fit together to weave an ecological whole. Readers will learn the unique properties of water, the basic principles vital to
understanding aquatic life, and the origin of freshwater habitats."
About Author: Other Editions:
- Pond and Brook: A Guide to Nature Study in Freshwater Environments (Hardcover)
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Jun 28, 2013 Tim Rated it: really liked it Overall this is a good introduction to freshwater ecology for the nonspecialist. On the positive side, it's pretty comprehensive and has a good amount of detail considering its audience. In addition to ecology, it addresses geology and geomorphology, formation of waterways, water chemistry, and hydrology. And it discusses lentic environments (still water, i.e. ponds and lakes) as well as lotic (flowing water) systems and wetlands, and even slightly touches on estuaries (where fresh and saltwater Overall this is a good introduction to freshwater ecology for the nonspecialist. On the positive side, it's pretty comprehensive and has a good amount of detail considering its audience. In addition to ecology, it addresses geology and geomorphology, formation of waterways, water chemistry, and hydrology. And it discusses lentic environments (still water, i.e. ponds and lakes) as well as lotic (flowing water) systems and wetlands, and even slightly touches on estuaries (where fresh and saltwater mix). I haven't seen other fairly brief, non-scholarly books with a scope this broad. On the negative side, it's sometimes a bit too warm and fuzzy, and the photographic reproductions are poor. The other graphics serve their purposes reasonably well, and there's a good amount of them, but they're just adequate and sometimes they don't support the text as well as they might. The book design is kind of amateurish, but that's a quibble, and the editing has weak spots, but that is too. On what really matters, the book's pretty successful; I learned a good bit about things I was interested in knowing better, and it neither skimped on nor overwhelmed with the scientific material.
