{"product_id":"9780470671511","title":"The Biology and Ecology of Tintinnid Ciliates Models for Marine Plankton","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Biology and Ecology of Tintinnid Ciliates\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eModels for Marine Plankton\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn R. Dolan | David J. S. Montagnes | Sabine Agatha | D. Wayne Coats | Diane K. Stoecker\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eNature \/ Animals \/ Marine Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlanktonic protists both produce and consume most of the primary production in the world ocean. They not only play key roles in the oceans but also represent an astounding amount of diversity: ecological morphological and genetic. However, for most taxa their ecology, morphology, phylogeny and biogeography are either poorly known or appear to be largely unrelated to one another; this hinders our understanding of their biology as well as interpretation of emerging genetic data. Tintinnid ciliates represent a singular exception. Compared to nearly all other groups of planktonic protists, there is a very substantial and relatively detailed literature (both modern and historical) on tintinnids. This volume synthesizes knowledge concerning a wide variety of topics ranging from anatomy and systematics, physiology, behavior, ecology (including ecological roles, predators, parasites, biogeography, and cysts) to fossil history. It will appeal to an audience ranging from advanced undergraduates to researchers in the fields of Oceanography, Marine Biology and Microbial Ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\"\u003eJohn Dolan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family:\"\u003ehas worked on plankton ecology for over 25 years in systems ranging from eutrophic estuaries to the oligotrophic South Pacific. His research subjects are plankton protists, especially ciliates and dinoflagellates and research topics are biodiversity, species packing, and the relationships of form and function.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\"\u003eDavid Montagnes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family:\"\u003eis an aquatic ecologist. He combines modelling, laboratory, and field studies investigations into the ecophysiology and behaviour of protists- aquatic taxa forming a rich assemblage and occupying environmentally important niches. His research themes include the flow of energy and biomass in ecosystems and how abiotic and biotic properties and anthropogenic perturbations alter individuals, populations, and ecosystems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\"\u003eSabine Agatha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family:\"\u003eis a ciliate taxonomist. She has spent over 20 years describing and classifying ciliates mostly from marine habitats by combining morphologic and genetic approaches. The biodiversity, evolution, and biogeography of ciliates are her main research topics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\"\u003eWayne Coats\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family:\"\u003eis a recently retired protistologist. His research encompasses ecology, morphology, life history, and taxonomy of dinoflagellates and ciliates. Parasitism and mixotrophy are featured themes of his work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\"\u003eDiane Stoecker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family:\"\u003eis a biological oceanographer. Her laboratory and field projects focus on microzooplankton and their grazing on phytoplankton and role as prey for copepods and other mesozooplankton. Plastid retention and mixotrophy in ciliates and dinoflagellates and their effects on population dynamics and trophic transfer are other favorite research topics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 December 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470671511\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378691534988,"sku":"9780470671511","price":161.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470671511_1c345618-798b-4a3c-807a-16971547385e.jpg?v=1780101238","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470671511","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}