Protozoa and Their Role in Marine Processes

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Taxonomy

   1. Taxonomy (46 — or More — Protistan Phyla) — Session Summary

      • Eugene B. Small, John C. Green

      Pages 1-7

   2. A Taxonomic Review of Heterotrophic Protists Important in Marine Ecology

      • Michael A. Sleigh

      Pages 9-38

3. Methods

   1. Methods for the Study of Marine Microzooplankton — Session Summary

      • Fereidoun Rassoulzadegan

      Pages 39-57

   2. Quantitative Sampling of Field Populations of Protozooplankton

      • Madhu A. Paranjape

      Pages 59-76

   3. The Application of Image Analysed Fluorescence Microscopy for Characterising Planktonic Bacteria and Protists

      • Michael E. Sieracki, L. Kenneth Webb

      Pages 77-100

   4. Culturing Marine Protozoa — Session Summary

      • Andrew J. Cowling

      Pages 101-103

   5. A Method for the Cloning and Axenic Cultivation of Marine Protozoa

      • Anthony T. Soldo, Sylvia A. Brickson

      Pages 105-112

4. Pollution

   1. Pollution — Session Summary

      • Torbjørn Dale

      Pages 113-114

   2. Protists and Pollution — with an Emphasis on Planktonic Ciliates and Heavy Metals

      • Torbjørn Dale

      Pages 115-130

   3. Effects of Saline Sewage on the Biological Community of a Percolating Filter

      • Malcolm B. Jones, Ian Johnson

      Pages 131-141

5. Symbiosis

   1. Endosymbiosis in the Protozoa — Session Summary

      • Michèle Laval-Peuto

      Pages 143-160

   2. Mixotrophy in Marine Planktonic Ciliates: Physiological and Ecological Aspects of Plastid-Retention by Oligotrichs

      • Diane K. Stoecker

      Pages 161-179

6. Autecology

   1. Brief Perspective on the Autecology of Marine Protozoa

      • John J. Lee

      Pages 181-194

7. Trophic Behaviour

   1. Trophic Behaviour — Session Summary

      • Victor Smetacek

      Pages 195-203

8. Community Grazing

   1. Community Grazing In Heterotrophic Marine Protista — Session Summary

      • Gerard M. Capriulo

      Pages 205-218

   2. Trophic Behaviour and Related Community Feeding Activities of Heterotrophic Marine Protists

      • Gerard M. Capriulo, Evelyn B. Sherr, Barry F. Sherr

      Pages 219-265

9. Energetics and Production

   1. Protozoan Energetics — Session Summary

      • Johanna Laybourn-Parry

      Pages 267-279

   2. Global Production of Heterotrophic Marine Planktonic Ciliates

      • Denis H. Lynn, David H. S. Montagnes

      Pages 281-307

10. Marine ‘Snow’ and ‘Fluff’

    1. Protozoa Associated with Marine ‘Snow’ and ‘Fluff’ — Session Summary

       • Carol M. Turley

       Pages 309-326

In the summer of 1988, under NATO sponsorship, approximately 80 scientists lived and worked together in Plymouth for two weeks to evaluate the ecological role of protozoa in the sea. Through the convivial surroundings, close working conditions and special facilities that had been brought together for NATO ASI 604/87 a 'melting pot' of ideas was formed, which stimulated the multidisciplinary creativity which is expressed in this book and in a second series of papers which will be published in Marine Microbial Food Webs under the title - "Protozoa and their Role in Marine Microbial Food Webs". Discussions of the role of protozoa in the microbial food web, in the cycling of carbon and nitrogen and the extent to which this web acts as a link or sink to metazoa in the water column were major themes of the ASI. Structured sessions covering oral and poster presentations, field work, model 1 ing, laboratory practicals and demonstrations of techniques such as image analysis and flow cytometry, formed the core of the meeting. Participants took part enthusiastically in the practical sessions developing new concepts and obtaining new insights into their work. The practicals included a 'protozoo' and some beautiful films and videos. Field excursions were made to a range of sites including a unique marine sewage farm at Looe in Cornwall, (Jones this volume). Interactive workshops allowed scientists with no modelling experience to input their results to three simulation models and a flow analysis package.

• Einzeller
• Meeresbiologie
• Plankton
• Protozoen
• biology
• ecology
• marine
• marine biology
• marine processes
• microbes
• nitrogen
• nutrient cycling
• pollution
• protozoa
• taxonomy

• Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, Devon, UK

  P. C. Reid, C. M. Turley, P. H. Burkill

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