| Studies on the Ecology of Tropical Zooplankton Contributor(s): Dumont, Henri J. (Editor), Green, J. (Editor), Masundire, H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0792326393 ISBN-13: 9780792326397 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Invertebrates - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Lakes, Ponds & Swamps - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
| Dewey: 592.092 |
| LCCN: 93043395 |
| Series: Developments in Hydrobiology |
| Physical Information: 295 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume reports on the findings of experts on tropical zooplankton gathered at a meeting in Kariba, Zimbabwe, in 1991. Some basic questions were asked on community composition and biodiversity in the tropics versus the non-tropics. Old ideas on the nature of zooplankton, which were found to be wider than the classical' rotifers, cladocerans and copepods, as well as on the number of species in tropical waters, are now beginning to break down accordingly as more and more blank spots in the tropics are explored and as more in-depth studies on the zooplankton of tropical lakes are becoming available. This volume contains a mix of papers discussing the two alternative controls (bottom-up and top-down) of zooplankton community structure and these constitute another step towards a coherent theory of tropical ecosystem theory. |