Pond and Brook: A Guide to Nature in Freshwater Environments

Clear presentation of formation of freshwater bodies and wetlands, their ecology and limnology, their organisms and plants, and how humans have affected these precious resources. It also guides the reader on how to explore, study, and mindfully enjoy these natural environments. The writing style is friendly and inviting while also teaching scientific information that can be easily understood and can be referred back to. The ink illustrations are very helpful, although some of the labels are a bit small and hard to read. I highly recommend this book to naturalists or anyone interested in learning about freshwater ecology.

Borrowed this book from our local library and realized it was one I really wanted to own.

Great book for my class, great condition!

Let me get right to the point--this is a great book for learning about aquatic ecology. It's all the things many conventional textbooks are not--readable, concise, interesting and useful in the field. I highly recommend this book for kids in grade 8 and up, for adults who need a concise and thorough introduction to ecology and environmental issues, and for anyone with a naturalist bent. If I were going to teach a high school or community college course in ecology, this is the book I would use.

I have waded through many a pond and shores of fresh water rivers or streams of Northern Kansas. This is a comprehensive book but is pure fun to read and relate to by gone days. Students of freshwater nature and limnology will love this work.

Very readable.

Love this book

loaded with lots of info and readable too.