STUDIES ON LOCH LOMOND I. By Harry D. Slack, B.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.S.E.

1957 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 222mm). Ppx,133. B/w photographs and illustrations, graphs, tables and map. Pale blue/grey boards, spine titled in black.

"Continuous study of the largest lake in Great Britain began in 1946 with the establishment on Loch Lomond of the University of Glasgow Field Station. The topography and waters of the loch are here described and also its contained life from microscopic plankton to snails and midges and the unique "freshwater herring" or Powan". With contributions by A.C.J. Weerekoon, W. Russell Hunter, J.W.H. Lawson, J.D. Hamilton, F.W.K. Gervers and W.O. Copland. The foreword is by Professor C.M. Yonge. Chapters include: The topography of the lake; Physical and chemical data; The lake-bed in relation to its flora and fauna; The fauna of the lake; The maintenance of isolated faunas; Studies on freshwater snails at Loch Lomond; The biting midges and the dancing midges; The biology of the powan; The parasites of Loch Lomond fishes.