The Biology of Temporary Waters

This book brings together the highly scattered and diverse global literature on pure and applied aspects of temporary waters and their biotas. It examines their roles in both natural and human environments, and seeks common evolutionary themes. It wil be of particular interest to aquatic ecologists, invertebrate and vertebrate biologists, environmental biologists, wetland conservationists, those charged with controlling water-associated diseases, educators, and natural historians.

This book presents a vivid picture of how one man, by force of rigorous analysis and clear writing, taught a generation of biologists how to think about evolution.