Karl-Heinz Christmann: Limnologische Untersuchungen an vier Baggerseen des Münsterländer Kiessandzuges.—Mit 44 Abb., 78 Tab., 149 S. Düsseldorf: Landesamt für Wasser und Abfall; LWA-Schriftenreihe Heft 39, 1984. DM 22,-
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- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 105 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-2944
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✦ Synopsis
The author, from the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Laneaster, UK, points out the fact that the study of Protozoa, which have become familiar laboratory organisms, is often divorced from the natural environment. "There is a wealth of information on such species, which represent. only an infinitesimal portion of the representatives of the protozoan subkingdom iyhirh inhabit the wat.ers and soils of the world". The sections of t.his book concern t.he prot.ozoan cell, t.heir physiological functioning, movement, t.rophic relations, ecology and adaptability, and their role in polluted ecosystems. Not all biocenotic aspects are discussed, such as t,he studies of marine biologists on the interst,itial fauna in sandy sediments, and on ciliates in Aufwuchs. This book is not a monograph. Many sections are too short including those on evolution and systematics ( 1 page each). Other parts concern fa& which are described in all handbooks on Prot.ozoa such as the struct tire of organelles. There are many references on protozoological papers, but not as many as should be expected on biocenoses in freshwater and marine biotopes. The author herself published H number of studies on energy respiration of different species, but the section in the book on these topics is also too short. "The present informa.tion available on prot.ozoan ecologica.1 energetics and interactions between Prot,ozoa and other organisms in the natural environment is only fragmentary". (This statement may reflect an insufficient knowledge of the lirnnologicnl and marinebiological literature). Severtheless this book is a desirable asset for hFdrobiologists.