An Illustrated Guide to the Mountain Stream Insects of Colorado [Paperback]

James V. Ward (Author), Boris C. Kondratieff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1992

This is a comprehensive resource on the biology, ecology, and systematics of aquatic insects of Rocky Mountain streams. This richly illustrated and up-to-date volume includes descriptions of mountain stream ecosystems and habitats; simplified identification keys to the insects of Colorado Mountain streams; clear, well-labelled drawings; and an extensive bibliography. Species' distributions by drainage basin are provided for mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies, the three orders for which such data are available.

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About the Author

J. V. Ward, formerly a professor of biology at Colorado State University, now holds the Chair of Aquatic Ecology at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. B. C. Kondratieff is a professor of entomology and curator of the C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity at Colorado State University. R. E. Zuellig is a graduate student in ecology of aquatic insects and fish at Colorado State University. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 191 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado (June 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870812602
• ISBN-13: 978-0870812606
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,867,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Colorado Aquatic Insects, October 30, 2007

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Rob Pudim "Amateur entomologist" (Boulder, CO, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Illustrated Guide to the Mountain Streams Insects of Colorado, Second Edition (Paperback)

Obviously this is not a book for everyone. I do think it would be useful to anyone from the Rocky Mountains and not just Colorado. For the price it is the best book to have with you on a field trip and most of the other people I know (a narrow group to be sure) carry it with them along with their collecting equipment. I volunteer as a monitor for wildland restoration projects and we are interested to see what positive impact we are having on stream health. One of the flags of success is a healthly aquatic insects community. It is a good starter book before one gets really serious and pops for a $100+ book on benthic organisms.

4.0 out of 5 stars Mountain stream insects of Colorado, September 24, 2007

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This review is from: An Illustrated Guide to the Mountain Streams Insects of Colorado, Second Edition (Paperback)

This is a nice little book. It's not exhaustive and it is limited to mountain stream insects of Colorado (just like the title says!). However, there is an excellent introduction with some guiding principles of ecology and the illustrations throughout the book are excellent. I find it a useful compliment to other, more technical books - especially for teaching newcomers in the lab about insect anatomy. It's worth every cent, but it won't answer all of your questions.