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ICES zooplankton methodology manual

Title
ICES zooplankton methodology manual / edited by Roger Harris [and others].
Publication
San Diego, Calif. : Academic, [2000], ©2000.

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Additional Authors
Harris, Roger (Roger P.)
Description
xxi, 684 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm
Summary
  • "This Manual provides a comprehensive account of modern methods for studying the microscopic animal plankton which form the basis of the food chains supporting all the world's major fisheries.".
  • "ICES Zooplankton Methodology Manual is authored by experts selected from both members of the ICES Working Group on Zooplankton and other international specialists. The chapters provide up-to-date reviews of methodology detailing standard protocols and giving practical instruction on how to carry out measurements and procedures." "This unique and comprehensive reference work will be essential reading for marine and freshwater research scientists and graduates entering the field."--BOOK JACKET.
Alternative Title
Zooplankton methodology manual
Subject
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Sampling and experimental design -- 3. Collecting zooplankton -- 4. Biomass and abundance -- 5. Sampling, preservation, enumeration and biomass of marine protozooplankton -- 6. Acoustical methods -- 7. Optical methods -- 8. Feeding -- 9. The measurement of growth and reproductive rates -- 10. Metabolism -- 11. Methods for population genetic analysis of zooplankton -- 12. Modeling zooplankton dynamics.
ISBN
0123276454
OCLC
  • ocm42622219
  • SCSB-3862668
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries