Zooplankton of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
Subtitle: a guide to their identification and ecology
By: by William S. Johnson and Dennis M. Allen
Contributors: Allen, Dennis M.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9781421406183; 9781421407463
Subjects: Marine zooplankton; Ecology; Identification
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to Zooplankton; title: Adaptations to Planktonic Life; title: Feeding; title: Locomotion; title: Vertical Migrations; title: Defense; title: Adaptations of Planktonic Larvae; title: Factors Affecting Zooplankton Distribution; title: Plankton Distribution and Ocean Currents; title: Coastal Waters; title: Thermoclines and Coastal Stratification : Invisible Boundaries; title: Cross-Shelf Transport to Nearshore and Estuarine Areas; title: Tides and Tidal Currents; title: Coastal Embayments; title: Salinity and Estuarine Stratification; title: Benthic Habitats and Zooplankton Distribution; title: Estuarine and Coastal Planktonic Food Webs; title: Primary Productivity; title: Planktonic Food Webs; title: The "Classic" Phytoplankton-Herbivore Food Web; title: The Microbial Loop; title: Food Web Dynamics; title: Brief History of Zooplankton Research; title: Pioneers in Zooplankton Research Collection Techniques : Old and New; title: Plankton Nets; title: Plankton Pumps, Traps, and New Technologies; title: Automated Plankton Samplers, Acoustic, and Video Techniques; title: Zooplankton and Environmental Quality; title: Hypoxia; title: Harmful Algal Blooms; title: Invasive Introduced Species; title: Global Warming; title: Identification and Biology of Commom Zooplankton; title: How to Use This Book to Identify Zooplankton; title: Quick Picks; title: Phytoplankton; title: Protozooplankton; title: Cnidarians : Anemones, Jellyfishes, and Related Metazoans; title: Hydrozoans; title: Scyphozoans and Cubozoans; title: Ctenophores : Comb Jellies and Sea Walnuts; title: Rotifers; title: Cirripedes : Barnacle Larvae; title: Cladocerans and Ostracods; title: Copepods; title: Mysids : Opossum Shrimps; title: Amphipods, Isopods, Tanaidaceans and Cumaceans; title: Decapods : Shrimps, Crabs, and Related Crustaceans; title: Stomatopods : Mantis Shrimps; title: Sea Spiders, Mites, and Insects; title: Annelids : Polychaetes, Oligochaetes, Leeches, and Nematodes; title: Molluscs : Snails, Bivalves, and Squids; title: Chaetognaths : Arrow Worms; title: Echinoderm Larvae : Starfishes and Sea Urchins; title: Less Common Ciliated Invertebrate Larvae; title: Lower Chordates : Sea Squirts, Larvaceans, Salps, Doliolids, and Lancelets; title: Fish Larvae; title: Appendix 1: Collecting Zooplankton; title: Appendix 2: Observing Zooplankton; title: Appendix 3: Relaxing, Fixing, and Preserving Zooplankton; title: Appendix 4: Sample Processing and Data Analysis; title: Appendix 5: Regional Zooplankton Surveys; title: Glossary.