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Books, Publications & Other Resources Generally speaking, one cannot have too many books (although some think I may be approaching that point). For vernal pool studies, there certainly are not enough. Only a few books are written specifically about vernal pools. After quickly exhausting those, one must move to other sources for the identification and ecology of vernal pool organisms. Below are some books which have been found useful for getting to know vernal pools and their inhabitants. This list was compiled with New England in mind. However, many of the publications have a more universal appeal and use.

Vernal Pools Childs, Nancy and Elizabeth Colburn. 1993. Vernal Pool Lessons and Activities. Massachusetts Audubon Society, Lincoln, MA. Colburn, Elizabeth A. (Editor). 1993. Certified: A Citizen's Step-by-Step guide to Protecting Vernal Pools. 5th Edition. Massachusetts Audubon Society, Lincoln, MA. Downer, Ann. 1992. Spring Pool: A Guide to the Ecology of Temporary Ponds. New England Aquarium, Boston, MA. (out of print) Kenney, Leo P. 1995. Wicked Big Puddles. Vernal Pool Association, Reading Memorial HS, Reading, MA 01867. Kenney, Leo P. (Editor). 1996. Diving Into Wicked Big Puddles. Vernal Pool Association, Reading Memorial HS, Reading, MA 01867. Pond Watchers GuideMassachusetts Audubon Society Wetlands and Wetland Studies Caduto, Michael J. 1990. Pond and Brook: A Guide to Nature in Freshwater Environments. University Press of New England, Hanover, NH 03755 Leahy, Christopher, John Hanson Mitchell, and Thomas Conuel. 1996. The Nature of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Audubon Society, Lincoln, MA. Morgan, Ann Haven. 1930. Field Book of Ponds and Streams. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York Redington, Charles B. 1994. Plants in Wetlands. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, Iowa 52004-0539 Vertebrates Conant, Roger and Joseph T. Collins. 1991. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston. DeGraaf, R. M. and D. D. Rudis. 1983. New England Wildlife: Habitat, Natural History and Distribution. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-108. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experimental Station. Hunter, Jr., Malcolm L., John Albright, and Jane Arbuckle, editors. 1992. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Maine. Bulletin 838. Maine Agriculture Experiment Station, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469 Pfingsten, Ralph A. and Floyd L Downs, editors. 1989. Salamanders of Ohio. Ohio Biological Survey Bulletin New Series Vol. 7. No. 2. Smith, Hobart M. and Edmund D. Brodie, Jr. 1982. Reptiles of North America. Golden Press, New York. Smith, Hobart M. 1978. Amphibians of North America. Golden Press, New York. Tyning, Thomas F. 1990. A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles, Stokes Nature Guides, Little, Brown and Company. Invertebrates Chu, H. F. 1949. How to Know the Immature Insects. Wm C. Brown Company, Dubuque, Iowa. Peckarsky, Barbara L., Pierre R. Fraissinet, Marjory A. Penton, and Don J Conklin, Jr. 1990. Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of North America. Cornell. Pennak, Robert W. 1989. Fresh-water Invertebrates of the United States, Protozoa to Mollusca. Wiley. Smith, Douglas G. 1991. Keys to the Freshwater Macroinvertebrates of Massachusetts. Dept. of Zoology, University of Mass., Amherst, MA 01003-0027 Thorp, James H. and Alan P. Covich. 1991. Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates. Academic Press Inc., San Diego, CA 92101 Plants Redington, Charles B. 1994. Plants in Wetlands. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, Iowa 52004-0539 Tiner, Ralph W. , Jr. 1988. Field Guide to Nontidal Wetland Identification. Maryland Department of Natural Resources and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.