A guide to pond life / by R.S. Bhathal and Foo Tok Shiew
Digitised Book 52.15.191.6 (0)
1987
Information About
This book is an introduction to pond life. It describes common plants and animals in and around a pond, and how to collect and keep live specimens for study.
Additional Details
- Creators
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- Bhathal, R. S.
- Subject
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- Pond ecology
- Freshwater ecology--Singapore
- Publisher
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- Singapore Science Centre, 1987
- National Library Board Singapore, 1987
- Contributors
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- Bhathal, R. S.
- Foo, Tok Shiew
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, col. ill.
- Table of Contents
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- Foreword -- Preface -- The Science Centre pond -- Things you need -- How to make a net -- Ways of collecting -- Plants in the pond -- How to keep the animals -- How animals feed -- How animals breathe in water -- How animals move in water -- How animals grow -- Microscopic plants -- Floating plants -- Partly submerged plants -- Totally submerged plants -- Large animals near the water -- Winged insects near the water -- Animals on the surface of the water -- Microscopic animals -- Animals with shells -- Crawling and clinging without proper legs -- Swimming without proper legs -- Swimming with oars -- Swimming with legs not oars -- Eggs of animals -- Pond succession -- A summary of plants in the Science Centre ponds -- A summary of animals in the Science Centre ponds -- Things to do -- Glossary -- Index.
- Edition
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- 2nd rev. ed.
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.