Rock pools

Peter J. Hayward DSc., FLS began his career as Scientific Assistant at the Natural History Museum, London, and retired as Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology at Swansea University. Marine invertebrates have been his abiding interest, through many spring and autumn field courses, and in practical laboratory exercises. He has published several books on marine biological topics, along with numerous scientific papers, especially on the marine Bryozoa. He has served as co-editor of the Journal of Natural History and editor of the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

...in many places we will come across rock pools full of wonderful wildlife, but can you ID them? This book will help you... ideal to get your children/grandchildren into searching the rock pools.

• Editor’s preface Acknowledgements About the author About Naturalists’ Handbooks1. Introduction 2. The pool environment 3. Rock-pool seaweeds 4. Rock-pool animals 5. Identification Key A Guide to major invertebrate animal groups Key B Sessile, modular animals Key C Sea spiders (Pycnogonida) Key D Isopods Key E Amphipods Key F Decapods Key G Shelled gastropods Key H Chitons Key I Bivalves Key J Polychaetes Key K Heterobranchia Key L Sea anemones Key M Echinoderms Key N Rock-pool fishes 6. Investigating rock pools 7. References and further reading Index