Plankton: A Guide to Their Ecology and Monitoring for Water Quality

I was really exited to receive an advance copy of a book I have co-authored and co-edited together with Iain Suthers (from UNSW) and Ant Richardson (from CSIRO and UQ). The book is a second edition and we have made a number of changes and additions which we hope will inspire people to work more closely with plankton. Fantastic to have had input from many of the contributors from the first addition and a few new ones.

Being at the base of the aquatic food web and present in huge numbers, plankton are strongly influenced by changes in environment and provide an indication of water quality integrated over days and weeks. Plankton are the aquatic version of a canary in a coal mine. They are also vital for our existence, providing not only food for fish, seabirds, seals and sharks, but producing oxygen, cycling nutrients, processing pollutants, and removing carbon dioxide from our atmosphere. 

This Second Edition of Plankton is a fully updated introduction to the biology, ecology and identification of plankton and their use in monitoring water quality. It includes expanded, illustrated descriptions of all major groups of freshwater, coastal and marine phytoplankton and zooplankton and a new chapter on teaching science using plankton. Best practice methods for plankton sampling and monitoring programs are presented using case studies, along with explanations of how to analyse and interpret sampling data.

Follow the link to learn more and pre-order your copy! https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/7808