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Diel Vertical Migration of Zooplankton in Lakes and Oceans

causal explanations and adaptive significances

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. Joop Ringelberg

    1. Putten, Netherlands

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  • The first book on Diel Vertical Migration after 100 years of research
  • A critical discussion of an important aspect of zooplankton life in the marine and freshwater environment
  • Discusses the cause of a unified migration behaviour
  • Discusses of the effect of migration on population dynamics

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Windows: An Introduction

    • Joop Ringelberg
    Pages 1-9

  3. Swimming in a Strange Biotope

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    Pages 11-24

  4. Light-Induced, Reactive Swimming

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    Pages 25-48

  5. A Decision-Making Mechanism

    • Joop Ringelberg
    Pages 49-70

  6. Mechanistic Models

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    Pages 71-103

  7. Light and Temperature

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    Pages 105-128

  8. Optical Orientations

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    Pages 129-158

  9. Considerations Before Going into the Field

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    Pages 161-170

  10. Diel Vertical Migration in Lakes

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    Pages 171-215

  11. Migrations in the Marine Environment

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    Pages 217-249

  12. The Confrontation of Experimental and Field Studies

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    Pages 251-272

  13. From the Individual to the Population and Beyond

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    Pages 273-305

  14. Recapitulations and Considerations

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    Pages 307-320

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 321-356
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Whatever theory may be advanced to explain diurnal migration, the underlying reactions involved must be demonstrated conc- sively in the laboratory before the explanation can be ?nally accepted George L. Clarke 1933 p. 434 In oceans and lakes, zooplankton often make diel vertical migrations (DVM), descending at dawn and coming up again in late afternoon and evening. The small animals cover distances of 10–40 m in lakes or even a few hundred metres in the open oceans. Although not as spectacular as migrations of birds or the massive movements of large mammals over the African savannas, the numbers involved are very large and the biomass exceed the bulk of the African herds. For example, in the Antarctic oceans swarms of “Krill” may cover kilometres across, with thousands of individuals per cubic metre. These Euphausiids are food for whales, the most bulky animals on earth. Zooplankton are key species in the pelagic food web, intermediary between algae and ?sh, and thus essential for the functioning of the pelagic community. Prey for many, they have evolved diverse strategies of survival and DVM is the most imp- tant one. Most ?sh are visually hunting predators and need a high light intensity to detect the often transparent animals. By moving down, the well-lit surface layers are avoided but they have to come up again at night to feed on algae.

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  • Putten, Netherlands

    Joop Ringelberg

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