Gives a broader overview than any other book of the diverse research fields involving marine protists, including phylogeny, genomics, cytology, biology, ecology, and fisheries science
Comprises an integrated protistological work accommodating most major groups of marine protists, some of which are scientific hot spots
Presents future perspectives in marine protistology
This comprehensive book provides a unique overview of advances in the biology and ecology of marine protists. Nowadays marine protistology is a hot spot in science to disclose life phenomena using the latest techniques. Although many protistological textbooks deal with the cytology, genetics, ecology, and pathology of specific organisms, none keeps up with the quick pace of new discoveries on the diversity and dynamics of marine protists in general. The bookMarine Protists: Diversity and Dynamics gives an overview of current research on the phylogeny, cytology, genomics, biology, ecology, fisheries, applied sciences, geology and pathology of marine free-living and symbiotic protists. Poorly known but ecologically important protists such as labyrinthulids and apostome ciliates are also presented in detail. Special attention is paid to complex interactions between marine protists and other organisms including human beings. An understanding of the ecological roles of marine protists is essential for conservation of nature and human welfare. This book will be of great interest not only to scientists and students but also to a larger audience, to give a better understanding of protists’ diverse roles in marine ecosystems.
Reviews
“This book on marine protists … brings us up to date on a large number of taxa and topics that have been occupying scientific headlines. … the book is very well produced with many color illustrations throughout. … I believe most everyone working with marine taxa will want this book.” (John R. Dolan, Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, March, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
Takehara Marine Science Station, Setouchi Field Science Center, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Takehara, Japan
Susumu Ohtsuka
Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Toshinobu Suzaki
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Takeo Horiguchi
Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Noritoshi Suzuki
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifi que – CNRS, University Pierre and Marie Curie – UPMC Station Biologique de Roscoff, Roscoff, France