Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Northeastern North America [Hardcover]

Barbara L. Peckarsky (Author), Pierre R. Fraissinet (Author), Marjory A. Penton (Author), Conklin (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 456 pages
• Publisher: Comstock Pub Assoc (February 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801420768
• ISBN-13: 978-0801420764
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,008,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Entomology Student Still Depends on Proven Text, April 13, 1998

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This review is from: Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Northeastern North America (Paperback)

As a student of Dr. Peckarsky's at Cornell University I used this book reguarly and with constant success. Keys are easy to use and difficult couplets always receive an illustration. While illustations lack a profession look, they are more than adequate to get the point across and this small flaw is more than compensated for with the quality of the keys. I still keep this book on my desk and consider it my first stop in any aquatic identification.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of NE NA, February 7, 2011

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This is a semi easy to use identification key. Before using this book, prior knowledge of the subject is required. The key starts in the Order and then works down to the species. I feel that this is a good book but I would suggest having another key as well, that is a more user friendly edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Layman's review of Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Northeastern North America, November 14, 2010

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I'm a fly fisherman with an avid interest in benthic macroinvertebrates. For my purposes I found this book to be an excellent reference with great pen illustrations, keys and couplets. I would strongly recommend this book especially for students, as well as layman such as my self.

I hesitated in purchasing this book for several years because of the previous review describing publishing problem with same. I can tell you that the copy I received had none of the described problems.