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Index
Cover
Title page
Copyright
Acknowledgements
Authors
Contents
Introduction
How to use this book
The life-giving properties of water
Conditions in southern Africa
Types of rivers and wetlands
Adaptations to life in fresh water
Physical and chemical characteristics of fresh waters
Human activity in aquatic ecosystems
The effects of human activities on our health
Habitat destruction
Restoration of rivers and wetlands
Conservation of biodiversity and freshwater ecosystems
Ecosystem services provided by freshwater systems
Management of water and aquatic ecosystems in South Africa
Classifying plants and animals
Animal and Plant Groups
1 Mammals – Class Mammalia
2 Birds – Class Aves
3 Reptiles – Class Reptilia
4 Amphibians – Class Amphibia
5 Fishes – Class Osteichthyes
6 Molluscs – Phylum Mollusca
7 Springtails – Subclass Collembola
8 Mayflies – Order Ephemeroptera
9 Damselflies and dragonflies – Order Odonata
10 Stoneflies – Order Plecoptera
11 Earwigs, crickets and grasshoppers – Orders Dermaptera and Orthoptera
12 Bugs – Order Hemiptera
13 Dobsonflies, fishflies and alderflies – Order Megaloptera
14 Water beetles – Order Coleoptera
15 Flies – Order Diptera
16 Caddisflies – Order Trichoptera
17 Arachnids – Class Arachnida
18 Crabs, prawns and crayfish – Order Decapoda
19 Amphipods and isopods – Superorder Peracarida
20 Branchiopods (gill-footed shrimps) – Class Branchiopoda
21 Copepods and their allies – Subclass Copepoda
22 Ostracods (seed shrimps) – Class Ostracoda
23 Bryozoans (moss animals) – Phylum Bryozoa
24 Lesser-known invertebrates – Phyla Porifera, Cnidaria, Nematoda, Nemertea, Nematomorpha, Gastrotricha, Tardigrada, Rotifera, Platyhelminthes and Annelida
25 Flowering plants (angiosperms) – Class Magnoliopsida
26 Mosses, liverworts and hornworts – Subkingdom Embryophyta
27 Ferns – Phylum Pterophyta
28 Protists – Kingdom Protista
29 Prokaryotes – Domains Archaea and Bacteria
Water Activities
Dealing with aquatic samples
Saving and caring for water
Assessing the health of an ecosystem
Making your own wetland
Photographing freshwater organisms
Glossary
Further reading
Index to common names
Index to scientific names
Back cover
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