Catherwood Foundation Peruvian-Amazon Expedition

Catherwood Foundation Peruvian-Amazon Expedition
Author: Ruth Patrick
Publisher: Academy of Natural Sciences
Total Pages: 510
Release: 2007-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781422317822

This expedition to study the aquatic life in certain sections of rivers that are part of the Peruvian headwaters of the Amazon was funded by the Catherwood Fdn., & the Amer. Philosophical Soc. The purpose of this expedition was to compare the pattern of aquatic life in rivers in the tropical zone with the pattern of aquatic life in rivers in the temperate zone in eastern & southern U.S. Contents: Introduction, by Ruth Patrick; Limnological Observations & Discussion of Results, by Ruth Patrick; Chemical, Physical, & Bacterial Characteristics, by Yvonne H. Swabey; & Systematic Studies: Essays by John Cairns, Jr., Frederick A. Aldrich, Selwyn S. Roback, Paul J. Spangler, Francis Drouet, H. Skuja, L.A. Whitford, & Matthew H. Hohn. Illustrations.

Manual of Central American Diptera

Manual of Central American Diptera
Author: Brian Victor Brown
Publisher: NRC Research Press
Total Pages: 729
Release: 2009
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0660198339

While volume 1 includes several introductory chapters and treats 42 families of flies in the Lower Diptera, volume 2 covers the remaining 64 families of flies that make up the Higher Diptera (or Cyclorrhapha). These include families of house flies, fruit flies, bot flies, flower flies and many other lesser-known groups. The text is accompanies by over 1660 line drawings and photographs.

The World's Largest Wetlands

The World's Largest Wetlands
Author: Lauchlan H. Fraser
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2005-06-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 113944395X

This volume presents the views of leading experts on each of the world's largest wetland systems. This international team of authors share their understanding of the ecological dynamics of large wetlands and their significance, and emphasise their need of conservation.