Advances in the Diversity and Ecology of Zooplankton
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2023) | Viewed by 11759
Special Issue Editors
Interests: zooplankton ecology; trophic ecology; microplastics; gelatinous zooplankton; conservation of marine, coastal and estuarine habitas; fish larvae eoclogy and behaviour; ocean acidification
Interests: zooplankton ecology; conservation of aquatic habitats; fish larvae physiology and behavior; impacts of global change on marine biodiversity: ocean acidification; jellification; microplastics
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Interests: marine invertebrates’ biodiversity; ecology of decapod crustacean larvae; integrated taxonomical approach to the study of marine invertebrates; non indigenous species
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a forthcoming Special Issue of Diversity focused on advanced research on zooplankton diversity and ecology.
Zooplankton plays an unquestionable role in aquatic trophic webs, transferring organic energy between the primary producers and higher-order consumers. Moreover, zooplankton contributes to the vertical flux of organic matter in the water column, playing an important role in global biogeochemical cycles, more specifically in biological carbon pump functioning as a link between surface communities and the deep benthic realm. This group includes a considerable diversity of organisms, from unicellular protists to metazoans, comprising mostly invertebrates but also vertebrates’ early life stages, inhabiting all different types of aquatic systems.
In this context, further research on zooplankton diversity and ecology must be imperative to retrieve and unveil knowledge using different study fields and approaches. This Special Issue is a great opportunity to contribute with recent and advanced research on different areas applied to zooplankton, such as physiology, long-term and seasonal changes in community structure and dynamics, environmental and anthropogenic impacts, non-indigenous species, molecular techniques, and ecosystem functioning.
If you are interested in this opportunity or have any question, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Dr. Joana Cruz
Dr. Alexandra Teodósio
Dr. Cátia Bartilotti
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- zooplankton diversity
- ecosystem functioning
- climate change
- physiology
- temporal and spatial variability
- environmental and anthropogenic impacts
- non-indigenous species
- molecular techniques
- secondary production