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ICES zooplankton methodology manual

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"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.

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Table of Contents

Cover
TOCContents
List of Contributors
Preface
CHChapter 1. Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 General definitions
1.3 Size classification
1.4 Main systematic groups
1.5 Species diversity
1.6 Ecological position
1.7 Distribution pattern
1.8 Growth and metabolism
1.9 Reproduction and development
1.10 Standing stock and production
1.11 Conclusion
1.12 References
CHChapter 2. Sampling and experimental design
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Conceptual issues
2.3 Design of oceanographic cruises and surveys
2.4 References
CHChapter 3. Collecting zooplankton
3.1 Introduction
3.2 A survey of sampling devices
3.3 Factors influencing mesozooplankton samples
3.4 Handling towed samplers
3.5 Care of towing cables
3.6 Handling samples and sample preservation
3.7 Collection of live zooplankton for experimental studies
3.8 Other zooplankton instruments used in conjunction with nets
3.9 References
CHChapter 4. Biomass and abundance
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Shipboard sample treatment
4.3 Biovolume and biomass determinations (W. Hagen)
4.4 Abundance and species identification
4.5 Analysis of community structure (H. Fock)
4.6 Acknowledgment
4.7 References
CHChapter 5. Sampling, preservation, enumeration and biomass of marine protozooplankton
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Collection methods
5.3 Preservation and enumeration
5.4 Determination of biomass conversion factors
5.5 Standard protocols
5.6 Acknowledgments
5.7 References
CHChapter 6. Acoustical methods
6.1 Introduction
6.2 General discussion of principles, instruments, techniques, and comparative approaches
6.3 Measurement protocols, model computations, and examples
6.4 Acknowledgments
6.5 References
CHChapter 7. Optical methods
7.1 Introduction
7.2 General discussion of principles, techniques, and comparative approaches
7.3 Measurement protocols, model computations, and examples
7.4 Acknowledgments
7.5 References
CHChapter 8. Feeding
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Feeding mechanisms of zooplankton
8.3 Expression of zooplankton feeding rates and common conversion factors
8.4 Microzooplankton
8.5 Meso- and macrozooplankton
8.6 Difficulties with specitic zooplankton groups
8.7 Omnivory
8.8 Factors regulating feeding rate
8.9 Predation behavioral models
8.10 Concluding remarks
8.11 Acknowledgments
8.12 References
CHChapter 9. The measurement of growth and reproductive rates
9.1 Introduction: why measure growth and reproductive rates of zooplankton?
9.2 Models of growth and fecundity
9.3 Determination of egg production rate: broadcast spawning copepods
9.4 Egg production rates of egg carrying copepods
9.5 The determination of growth rate
9.6 Biochemical and radiochemical methods
9.7 Measurement of egg produc

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. UK : MyiLibrary, 2007 Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to MIL affiliated libraries.

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Zooplankton methodology manual

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, QL123 .I2 2000

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Format
Electronic resource
Pagination
xxii, 684 p., [4] p. of plates
Number of pages
684

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OL22267253M
Internet Archive
iceszooplanktonm00harr
ISBN 10
0123276454, 0080495338
ISBN 13
9786611011673
OCLC/WorldCat
42622219
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2466282

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