Pond & river
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Pond & river
(Eyewitness guides)(A Dorling Kindersley book)
Dorling Kindersley, 2003
- : pbk
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"In association with the Natural History Museum"
"Hardback edition first published in Great Britain in 1988"--T.p. verso
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
See tiny molluscs firmly grasping a stone or find out how quickly a water snail grows by studying the water rings on its shell.
From beneath the surface of the water to the surrounding plant and animal life, this is a fascinating guide to the natural world of the pond and river.
Table of Contents
- Spring plants
- Spring animals
- Early summer plants
- Early summer animals
- Midsummer plants
- Midsummer animals
- The pond in autumn
- The pond in winter
- Freshwater fish
- The trout
- Waterfoul
- Waterbirds
- Rushes and reeds
- The reed bed
- Waterside mammals
- Frogs, toads and newts
- Floating flowers
- Plants at the pond's surface
- Underwater weeds
- Dragons and damselflies
- Insects in the water
- Freshwater shells
- Head of the river
- Life along the riverbank
- The river's mouth
- The saltmarsh
- Study and conservation
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