Plankton: A Worldwide Guide
by Jackson, T.; Parker, J
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- ISBN 10
- 0691255997
- ISBN 13
- 9780691255996
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Princeton University Press, 2024. 224, 250 col illus. . HB. NEW. . A richly illustrated guide to the marvelously diverse plankton of the world and their fundamental role in planetary food webs.Plankton are the unsung heroes of planet Earth. Passive drifters through the world's seas, oceans, and freshwater environments, most are invisible or very small, but some are longer than a whale. They are the global ocean's foundation food, supporting almost all oceanic life, and they are also vitally important for land-based plants, animals, and other organisms. <i>Plankton</i> provides an incomparable look at these remarkable creatures, opening a window on the elegance and grace of microscopic marine life.This engaging book reveals the amazing diversity of plankton, how they belong to a wide range of living groups, and how their ecology, lifestyles, and adaptations have evolved to suit an enormous range of conditions. It looks at plankton life cycles, the different ways plankton feed and grow, and the vast range of strategies they use for reproduction. It tracks where, how, and why plankton drift through the water; shares perspectives on migrations and population explosions or blooms and why they happen; and discusses the life-sustaining role of plankton in numerous intertwined food webs throughout the world.Beautifully illustrated, <i>Plankton</i> sheds critical light on how global warming, pollution, diminishing resources, and overexploitation will adversely impact planktonic life, and how these effects will reverberate to every corner of our planet.. [9780691255996]
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- Bookseller
- Pemberley Natural History Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Plankton: A Worldwide Guide
- Author
- Jackson, T.; Parker, J
- Book Condition
- Used
- ISBN 10
- 0691255997
- ISBN 13
- 9780691255996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Date Published
- 2024
- Keywords
- Aquatic; Marine and Freshwater Plankton; Plankton
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Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology.
Established 1989.
Website: www.pemberleybooks.com Searchable stock database and secure ordering
We also have a specialist bookshop in Iver (just west of London - easy to reach by train or car, and close to Heathrow Airport)
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