Keywords:
Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Precise descriptions and labeled illustrations of hundreds of the most commonly encountered species provide readers with the best source available for identifying zooplankton.Inside the second edition* an updated introduction that orients readers to the diversity, habitats, environmental responses, collection, history, and ecological roles of zooplankton* descriptions of life cycles* illustrations (including 88 new drawings) that identify 340-plus taxa and life stages* range, habits, and ecology for each entry located directly opposite the illustration* appendices with information on collection and observation techniques and citations of more than 1,300 scientific articles and books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (470 pages)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
9781421407463
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=3318589
DDC:
592.177/6
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION TO ZOOPLANKTON -- Adaptations to Planktonic Life -- Feeding -- Locomotion -- Vertical Migrations and Selective Tidal Transport -- Defense -- Adaptations of Planktonic Larvae -- Factors Affecting Zooplankton Distribution -- Plankton Distribution and Ocean Currents -- Coastal Waters -- Coastal Embayments -- Estuarine and Coastal Planktonic Food Webs -- Primary Productivity -- Planktonic Food Webs -- A Brief History of Zooplankton Research -- Pioneers in Zooplankton Research -- Collection Techniques: Old and New -- Zooplankton and Environmental Quality -- Hypoxia -- Harmful Algal Blooms -- Invasive and Introduced Species -- Climate Change -- Suggested Readings -- IDENTIFICATION and BIOLOGY of COMMON ZOOPLANKTON -- How to Use This Book to Identify Zooplankton -- Quick Picks -- Phytoplankton -- Protozooplankton -- Cnidarians: Anemones, Jellyfishes, and Related Metazoans -- Hydrozoans -- Scyphozoans and Cubozoans -- Ctenophores: Comb Jellies and Sea Walnuts -- Rotifers -- Cirripedes: Barnacle Larvae -- Cladocerans and Ostracods -- Copepods -- Mysids: Opossum Shrimps -- Amphipods, Isopods, Tanaidaceans, and Cumaceans -- Decapods: Shrimps, Crabs, and Related Crustaceans -- Stomatopods: Mantis Shrimps -- Sea Spiders, Mites, and Insects -- Annelids: Segmented Worms and Nematodes -- Molluscs: Gastropods, Bivalves, and Cephalopods -- Chaetognaths: Arrow Worms -- Echinoderm Larvae: Starfishes and Sea Urchins -- Less Common Ciliated Invertebrate Larvae -- Lower Chordates: Larvaceans, Sea Squirts, Salps, Doliolids, and Lancelets -- Fish Larvae -- APPENDIXES -- 1. Collecting Zooplankton -- 2. Observing Zooplankton -- 3. Relaxing, Fixing, and Preserving Zooplankton -- 4. Sample Processing and Data Analysis -- 5. Regional Zooplankton Surveys -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J.
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