The Wonders of Marine Plankton

Chapter 1: A Teaspoon of Seawater: A Tiny Ecosystem.- Chapter 2: The Marine Biological Pump.- Chapter 3: The Four Seasons of Plankton.- Chapter 4: The Rhythms of Plankton.- Chapter 5: Plankton, Mussels with French Fries, and Diarrhea.- Chapter 6: Are there carnivorous plants in the sea?.- Chapter 7: The Most Formidable Predators of the Ocean: The Protists.- Chapter 8: Copepods: Good Things Come in Small Packages.- Chapter 9: Water Fleas, Matriarchy, and a Parasite Named Like a German Sausage.- Chapter 10: Gelatinous Plankton: Itchy Jellyfish, Appendicularians with Luxury Chalets, Filter Barrels, and other Extraordinary Creatures.- Chapter 11: Holoplankton and Meroplankton: two Peculiar Terms for Common Creatures.- Chapter 12: Feeding Mechanisms in Zooplankton.- Chapter 13: Evading Predators: The Clever Tactics of Plankton Survival.- Chapter 14: Bioluminescent Plankton.- Chapter 15: Global Warming and Plankton.- Chapter 16: Plankton Adaptations to Extreme Environments.- Chapter 17: The Fragility of Plankton.- Chapter 18: From Land and Sea.- Chapter 19: Plastic: you Are Plankton and to Plankton you Shall Return.- Chapter 20: Why are there no insects in the sea?.- Chapter 21: Harnessing the Power of Plankton: A Revolutionary Approach to Industry.- Chapter 22: Sampling plankton.- Chapter 23: Myths and Legends of Modern Research: Experimenting with Zooplankton.- Chapter 24: A Brief History of Plankton Discovery.

Albert Calbet is a marine researcher working at the Institute of Marine Sciences, CSIC (Barcelona, Spain), specialized in the ecology and ecophysiology of micro- and mesozooplankton. He has made significant contributions to the field, particularly in understanding the role of microzooplankton in marine food webs. Albert completed his Ph.D. in Marine Sciences in 1997 at the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM), CSIC, after which he pursued postdoctoral research at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He has held various positions at ICM, including Deputy Director. Albert has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles, authored books and book chapters, and actively participated in scientific conferences worldwide. He has been involved in teaching and mentoring students at the Ph.D., Master, and undergraduate levels. Albert's research has been supported by prestigious institutions, and he has served as a reviewer for funding agencies and on the editorial boards of scientific journals. Committed to science outreach, he manages several Web pages and engages with the public through social media, outreach articles, and books.