Plankton - A Worldwide Guide

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.

About the author

Tom Jackson is a science writer whose many popular books include Strange Animals and Genetics in Minutes. Jennifer Parker is a zoology and conservation writer and the author of several books. Andrew Hirst is a leading expert on plankton whose research has taken him around the world, from the Antarctic to Greenland and the Great Barrier Reef.

Additional text

"A must-read for anyone interested in the ocean and the fascinating creatures that inhabit it."---Jaime Gómez-Gutiérrez, Marine Mammal Science

Product details

• Authors: Tom Jackson, Tom Parker Jackson, Jennifer Parker, Parker Jennifer
• Assisted by: Andrew Hirst (Editor)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.2024
• EAN: 9780691255996
• ISBN: 978-0-691-25599-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; NATURE / Animals / Marine Life, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography, Wildlife: aquatic creatures: general interest, Oceanography (seas and oceans), Wildlife: Aquatic Creatures, Oceanography (seas)