Marine Plankton

A practical guide to ecology, methodology, and taxonomy

Edited by Claudia Castellani and Martin Edwards

A practical guide to the ecology and identification of planktonic organisms
Provides a general introduction to plankton biology
Incorporates the latest techniques in plankton fieldwork
Richly illustrated throughout with detailed line drawings
Includes coverage of the role of plankton as indicators of environmental change including global warming and pollution, as well as planktonic invasive species
Large geographic coverage spanning the North Sea to the north-eastern Atlantic coast of the USA and Canada

Marine Plankton

A practical guide to ecology, methodology, and taxonomy

Edited by Claudia Castellani and Martin Edwards

Description

A thorough understanding of planktonic organisms is the first step towards a real appreciation of the diversity, biology, and ecological importance of marine life. A detailed knowledge of their distribution and community composition is particularly important since these organisms are often very delicate and sensitive to change, and can be used as early indicators of environmental change. Natural and man-induced modification of the environment can affect both the distribution and composition of plankton, with important ecological and economic impacts.

Marine Plankton provides a practical guide to plankton biology with a large geographic coverage spanning the North Sea to the north-eastern Atlantic coast of the USA and Canada. The book is divided into three sections: an overview of plankton ecology, an assessment of methodology in plankton research covering sampling, preservation, and counting of samples, and a taxonomic guide richly illustrated with detailed line drawings to aid identification. This is an essential reference text suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in marine ecology (particularly useful for fieldwork) as well as for professional marine biologists. It will also be of relevance and use to environmental scientists, conservation biologists, marine resource managers, environmental consultants, and other specialised practitioners.

Marine Plankton

A practical guide to ecology, methodology, and taxonomy

Edited by Claudia Castellani and Martin Edwards

General Introduction
Section I - Ecology
1. The marine environment, N. P. Holliday and S. Henson
2. Plankton biodiversity and biogeography, G. Beaugrand
3. Phytoplankton productivity, J. A. Raven
4. Zooplankton productivity, A. G. Hirst
5. Phytoplankton biogeochemical cycles, C. Robinson
6. Zooplankton biogeochemical cycles, D. K. Steinberg
7. Plankton and global change, M. Edwards
8. Plankton and Fisheries, K. Brander
Section II - Methodology
9. Sampling, preservation, and counting of samples i) Phytoplankton, A. C. Kraberg, K. Metfies, and R. Stern
10. Sampling, preservation, and counting of samples ii) Zooplankton, P. H. Wiebe, M. C. Benfield, and A. Bucklin
Section III - Taxonomy
Part 1 - Phytoplankton
Introduction: Taxonomy of planktonic microbial eukaryotes, A. C. Kraberg and R. Stern
Phytoplankton: Diatoms, A. C. Kraberg and R. Stern
Phytoplankton: Dinoflagellates, A. C. Kraberg and R. Stern
Phytoplankton: Flagellates, R. Stern, H. Esson, and C. Balestreri
Part 2 - Zooplankton
Protozooplankton: Ciliates, A. Kraberg, J. Yang, R. Stern, and M. Struder-Kypke
Protozooplankton: Radiolaria and Achantharia, R. Stern, C. Taylor, S. Sadri, J. Decelle, and F. Not
Protozooplankton: Foraminifera, R. Stern, C. Taylor, and S. Sadri
Cnidaria: Schyphozoa and non-colonial Hydrozoa, P. Licandro, A. Fischer, and D. Lindsay
Cnidaria: colonial Hydrozoa (Siphonophorae), P. Licandro, C. Carre, and D. Lindsay
Ctenophora, P. Licandro and D. Lindsay
Crustacea: Introduction, C. Castellani
Crustacea: Copepoda
Crustacea: Branchiopoda, C. Castellani
Crustacea: Cirripedia and Facetotecta, E. Southward
Crustacea: Ostracoda, M. V. Angel and A. W. John
Crustacea: Decapoda, C. Buckland, C. Castellani, J. A. Lindley, and A. dos Santos
Crustacea: Stomatopoda, C. Castellani, C. Buckland, J. A. Lindley, and D. Conway
Crustacea: Lophogastrida and Mysida, C. Castellani, M. Lehtiniemi, and K. Meland
Crustacea: Amphipoda, T. Jonas
Crustacea: Euphausiacea, J. A. Lindley
Anellida: holoplanktonic Polychaeta, C. Castellani and R. Camp
Mollusca: holoplanktonic molluscs, S. Lischka and H. Ossenbrugger
Chaetognatha, A. C. Pierrot-Bults
Echinodermata, D.V.P. Conway, C. Castellani, and E. C. Southward
Bryozoa, J. Fuchs and J. Bishop
Brachiopoda, J. Fuchs and A. Altenburger
Phoronida, J. Fuchs
Rotifera, D. V. P. Conway and C. Castellani
Chordata: Thaliacea, P. Licandro and M. Brunetta
Chordata: Appendicularia, G. Gorsky and C. Castellani
Chordata: Fish eggs and larvae, P. Munk and J. G. Nielsen

Marine Plankton

A practical guide to ecology, methodology, and taxonomy

Edited by Claudia Castellani and Martin Edwards

Author Information

Claudia Castellani, Research Fellow and Plankton Taxonomist, Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS),Martin Edwards, Chief Scientist, Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS)

Claudia Castellani is a marine biologist at the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) where she teaches and conducts research on plankton ecology, physiology, and taxonomy. Her research focuses on the biological mechanisms determining the spatial and temporal changes in marine zooplankton species abundance and productivity through the combined study of their morphology, eco-physiology and genetic. Claudia is also a member of the ICES Working Group of Zooplankton Ecology (WGZE) and the co-editor of the ICES plankton taxonomy leaflets. In her spare time Claudia enjoys playing recreational and competitive tennis.

Martin Edwards is a marine macroecologist whose primary research interests are on environmental change impacts on marine ecosystems ranging from marine biodiversity, biogeographical and phenological changes to whole ecosystem regime shifts. He is currently Chief Scientist at the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) and Professor of Ocean Ecology at Plymouth University.

Contributors
A. Altenburger
M.V. Angel
C. Balestreri
G. Beaugrand
M. C. Benfield
J. Bishop
K. Brander
M. Brunetta
C. Buckland
A. Bucklin
R. Camp
C. CarrÃ©
C. Castellani
D. Conway
J. Decelle
M. Edwards
H. Esson
A. Fischer
J. Fuchs
E. Goberville
G. Gorsky
S. Henson
A. G. Hirst
N. P. Holliday
A. W. John
T. Jonas
A. C. Kraberg
M. Lehtiniemi
P. Licandro
J. A. Lindley
D. Lindsay
S. Lischka
K. Meland
K. Metfies
P. Munk
J.G. Nielsen
F. Not
H. OssenbrÃ¼gger
A. C. Pierrot-Bults
J. A. Raven
C. Robinson
S. Sadri
A. dos Santos
E. Southward
D. K. Steinberg
R. Stern
M. StrÃ¼der-Kypke
C. Taylor
P. H. Wiebe
J. Yang
M. Wootton

Contributors:

A. Altenburger
M. V. Angel
C. Balestreri
G. Beaugrand
M. C. Benfield
J. Bishop
K. Brander
M. Brunetta
C. Buckland
A. Bucklin
R. Camp
C. Carré
C. Castellani
D. Conway
J. Decelle
M. Edwards
H. Esson
A. Fischer
J. Fuchs
E. Goberville
G. Gorsky
S. Henson
A. G. Hirst
N. P. Holliday
A. W. John
T. Jonas
A. C. Kraberg
M. Lehtiniemi
P. Licandro
J. A. Lindley
D. Lindsay
S. Lischka
K. Meland
K. Metfies
P. Munk
J.G. Nielsen
F. Not
H. Ossenbrügger
A. C. Pierrot-Bults
J. A. Raven
C. Robinson
S. Sadri
A. dos Santos
E. Southward
D. K. Steinberg
R. Stern
M. Strüder-Kypke
C. Taylor
P. H. Wiebe
J. Yang
M. Wootton

Marine Plankton

A practical guide to ecology, methodology, and taxonomy

Edited by Claudia Castellani and Martin Edwards

Reviews and Awards

"[T]his book deserves to be on the shelf of every laboratory or field station that teaches marine plankton." -- Per Juel Hansen, Marine Biological Section, University of Copenhagen, Helsingør, Denmark, The Quarterly Review of Biology