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RECORD NUMBER: 60 OF 62| Main Title | Vernal pools : natural history and conservation / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Colburn, Elizabeth A. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | McDonald & Woodward Pub. Co., | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2004 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 54988969 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 0939923920 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0939923912 (softcover : alk. paper) | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Vernal pool ecology ; Vernal pools | |||||||||||
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| Collation | xiii, 426 p., {16} p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-419) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Introducing vernal pools -- Vernal pools in the landscape : origins, landscape position, and habitat characteristics -- Hydrology -- Bacteria, protists, algae, and fungi -- Vegetation -- Life history strategies of pool animals -- Amphibians -- Reptiles, birds, and mammals -- Crustaceans -- Insects -- Water mites and miscellaneous other arthropods -- Non-arthropod invertebrates -- Energetics, seasonal cycles, and variations in community composition -- Conservation of vernal pools. |