Zooplankton of the open Baltic: Extended Atlas - IOW

CONTENTS
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Preface…………………………………...……………….…….…………7
1. Introduction………………………………………………..…………..9
2. General characteristics of zooplankton of the Baltic Sea……….........15
3. Methods of collecting and analysing zooplankton in the Baltic
Sea………...……………………………………….............................21
3.1. Sampling: general aspects….………………………………...21
3.2. Sampling of meso- and macrozooplankton…………………..23
3.3. Sampling and study of microzooplankton................................27
3.4. Identification and counting of meso- and
macrozooplankton……………………………………………..28
3.5. Biomass determination.............................................................32
3.6. Picture key to major zooplankton taxa…….…………….…...33
4. Ciliates of the Baltic Sea……………………………………...…...…35
4.1. Brief characteristics of planktonic ciliates of the Baltic
Sea………………………………………………………………...35
4.2. Checklist of ciliates of the Baltic Sea……………………......43
4.3. Photo plates: ciliates of the Baltic Sea….…..……….…….....81
5. Meso- and macrozooplankton of the open Baltic Sea...………...…..123
5.1. Description of most abundant meso- and
macrozooplankton groups……………………………………….123
5.2. Checklist of meso- and macrozooplankton of the open
Baltic Sea……………………………………………………..….149
5.3. Photo plates: meso- and macrozooplankton of the Baltic
Sea………………………………………………..……………....161
Acknowledgements…..………………..………………………………..249
References....……………………………….………………………..….251
List of selected zooplankton Internet data bases………….…………….267
Index of Latin names…………………………………….…………...…269
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