Ecology of Phytoplankton. Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation. illus. 552 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Communities of microscopic plant life, or phytoplankton, ominate the Earth's aquatic ecosystems. This book covers the adaptations, physiology and population dynamics of phytoplankton communities in lakes and rivers and oceans. It provides basic information on composition, morphologyand physiology of the main phyletic groups represented in marine and freshwater systems and in addition reviews recent advances in community ecology, developing an appreciation of assembly processes, co-existence and competition, disturbance and diversity. Although focussed on one group of organisms, the book develops many concepts relevant to ecology in the broadest sense, and as such will appeal to graduate students and researchers in ecology, limnology and oceanography.