ICES ZOOPLANKTON METHODOLOGY MANUAL

Edited by R. P. Harris, P. H. Wiebe, J. Lenz, H. R. Skjoldal and M. Huntley

THIS WEB PAGE PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT AND FEEDBACK ON, AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF, THE ICES ZOOPLANKTON METHODOLOGY MANUAL.

The ICES Zooplankton Methodology Manual was produced by the ICES Working Group on Zooplankton Ecology (WGZE) with the objective of providing an updated review of basic methodology used in studies of zooplankton. This exercise resulted in a > 600 pp book published by Academic press.

The background to the book has been described by Roger Harris in an article in the ICES Newsletter.

The WGZE has now decided to complement the book with a web page where the users can ask for further details of methods from the authors, find the most recent corrections and updates to the chapters, as well as to make comments on the protocols and propose new ones for recently developed techniques.

For each Chapter you will find a section with the Contents, a section for QUESTIONS, a section of COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS and a section of NEW PROTOCOLS.

You can send your questions, comments and new protocols by e.mail to Xabier Irigoien, xi@mail.soc.soton.ac.uk

Please include your name, professional situation and working institution in your message. If the question or protocol is considered of wider interest or particularly relevant it will posted on this web page for general information. We cannot assure that all questions will be answered or all protocols posted, but at least we will try our best to answer all the questions related to the contents of the chapters.

Please make your contribution as specific as possible, and clearly identify which Chapter, section, and ideally page number it refers to.

The ICES WGZE meets once a year, and it is likely that, if this web-site proves useful and active, there will be a brief report each year to the WGZE on “Further development of the Zooplankton Methodology Manual”.

We look forward to receiving questions, comments and corrections, and particularly new protocols.