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Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction to Zooplankton: Adaptations to Planktonic Life Feeding Locomotion Vertical Migrations Defense Adaptations of Planktonic Larvae Factors Affecting Zooplankton Distribution Plankton Distribution and Ocean Currents Coastal Waters Thermoclines and coastal stratification--invisible boundaries Cross-shelf transport to nearshore and estuarine areas Tides and tidal currents Coastal Embayments and Estuaries Salinity, estuarine stratification and zooplankton distribution Benthic habitats and zooplankton distribution Estuarine and Coastal Planktonic Food Webs Primary Productivity Planktonic Food Webs: The "classic" phytoplankton ( herbivore food web Planktonic Food Webs: The microbial loop Food web dynamics Brief History of Zooplankton Research Pioneers in Zooplankton Research Collection Techniques: old and new Plankton nets Plankton pumps and traps, Automated plankton samplers, acoustic, and video techniques Zooplankton and Environmental Quality Hypoxia Harmful Algal Blooms Introduced Invasive Species Global Warming Selected Readings Identification and Biology of Common Zooplankton Quick Picks. A rapid identification guide to major groups of plankton Identification Phytoplankton Protozooplankton Cnidarians: Hydrozoans ( hydromedusae and siphonophores) Cnidarians: Scyphomedusae(jellyfishes) Ctenophores (comb jellies and sea walnuts) Rotifers Cirripedes (barnacles) Cladocerans (water fleas) and ostracods Copepods Mysids (opossum shrimp) Amphipods, isopods, and cumaceans Decapods (crabs, shrimps and related crustaceans) Stomatopods (mantis shrimps) Arachnids and Incidental Insects Annelids (polychaete and oligochaete worms, leeches) Molluscs (bivalves, gastropods, and cephalopods) Chaetognaths (arrow worms Echinoderms (starfishes and sea urchins) Less common ciliated invertebrate larvae Lower chordates (ascidians, larvaceans, salps, and doliolids and lancelets) Fish Larvae Appendices Appendix I. Collection techniques Appendix II. Observation tips and techniques Appendix III. Relaxing, fixing, and preserving zooplankton Appendix IV. Sample processing and data analysis Appendix V. References to regional zooplankton surveys Glossary Figure Credits Literature Cited
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Marine zooplankton -- Atlantic States -- Identification.
Marine zooplankton -- Gulf States -- Identification.
Marine zooplankton -- Atlantic States -- Ecology.
Marine zooplankton -- Gulf States -- Ecology.