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Freshwater Invertebrates in Central Europe

A Field Guide

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Authors:
  1. György Kriska

    1. Group for Methodology in Biology Teaching, Biological Institute, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

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  • Excellent source of systematic information on freshwater macroinvertebrates
  • Includes numerous colour photos and additional vector graphic figures
  • Contains supplementary electronic material

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Identification Key: Freshwater Invertebrates

    • György Kriska
    Pages 1-20

  3. Sponges: Porifera

    • György Kriska
    Pages 21-27

  4. Cnidarians: Cnidaria

    • György Kriska
    Pages 29-35

  5. Flatworms: Platyhelminthes

    • György Kriska
    Pages 37-50

  6. Hairybacks: Gastrotricha; Waterbears: Tardigrada

    • György Kriska
    Pages 51-54

  7. Rotifers: Rotifera

    • György Kriska
    Pages 55-81

  8. Horsehair Worms: Nematomorpha; Roundworms: Nematoda

    • György Kriska
    Pages 83-85

  9. Snails, Limpets and Mussels: Mollusca

    • György Kriska
    Pages 87-124

  10. Segmented Worms: Annelida

    • György Kriska
    Pages 125-143

  11. Aquatic Spiders and Mites: Chelicerata

    • György Kriska
    Pages 145-156

  12. Crustaceans: Crustacea

    • György Kriska
    Pages 157-217

  13. Springtails: Collembola

    • György Kriska
    Pages 219-222

  14. Mayflies: Ephemeroptera

    • György Kriska
    Pages 223-262

  15. Dragonflies and Damselflies: Odonata

    • György Kriska
    Pages 263-288

  16. Stoneflies: Plecoptera

    • György Kriska
    Pages 289-306

  17. Water Bugs: Heteroptera

    • György Kriska
    Pages 307-338

  18. Beetles: Coleoptera

    • György Kriska
    Pages 339-401

  19. Sialidae, Osmylidae, Sisyridae

    • György Kriska
    Pages 403-410

  20. Caddisflies: Trichoptera

    • György Kriska
    Pages 411-449
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About this book

This up-to-date guidebook on freshwater invertebrates of the central European region is a richly illustrated work, providing an excellent source of systematic information on freshwater macroinvertebrates. Numerous colour photos and additional vector graphic figures allow readers to identify specific species at a higher taxonomic level (family). The book is supplemented by video sequences. Freshwater Invertebrates in Central Europe – A Field Guide is a must-have for all those interested in the freshwater animals of central Europe such as animal scientists and ecologists, as well as students attending classes on freshwater invertebrate.​


Authors and Affiliations

  • Group for Methodology in Biology Teaching, Biological Institute, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

    György Kriska

About the author

György Kriska (30 July 1964, Vác, Hungary) is a scientific advisor at Centre for Ecological Research and associate professor at Eötvös University in Budapest, Hungary. He has taught methodology in biology teaching and freshwater invertebrate identification for more than 20 years. He received his PhD in biology from the Eötvös University, Budapest, in 2000. He received the award of Doctor of Science (DSc) from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2021. He has published numerous research papers in visual ecology. His research interest is polarised light pollution and polarisation ecological traps. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Freshwater Invertebrates in Central Europe

  • Book Subtitle: A Field Guide

  • Authors: György Kriska

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95323-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-95322-5Published: 02 January 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-95323-2Published: 01 January 2023

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: X, 527

  • Number of Illustrations: 525 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Zoology, Ecology

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