Research Methods of Environmental Physiology in Aquatic Sciences (eBook)

This book presents methods for investigating the effects of aquatic environmental changes on organisms and the mechanisms involved. It focuses mainly on photosynthetic organisms, but also provides methods for virus, zooplankton and other animal studies. Also including a comprehensive overview of the current methods in the fields of aquatic physiology, ecology, biochemistry and molecular approaches, including the advantages and disadvantages of each method, the book is a valuable guide for young researchers in marine or aquatic sciences studying the physiological processes associated with chemical and physical environmental changes.

Prof. Kunshan Gao (PhD, 1989, Kyoto University) is chair professor at State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science and College of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University. His expertise focuses on marine environmental change ecophysiology, having published over 290 peer-reviewed papers and 10 book chapters and edited 3 books.

Prof. David A. Hutchins (PhD, 1994, University of California Santa Cruz) is a professor of marine and environmental biology at the University of Southern California. His research interests primarily revolve around understanding the consequences of anthropogenic global change processes for ocean biology and biogeochemistry. He has published 200 peer-reviewed papers. Prof. Hutchins is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a sustaining fellow of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography.

Prof. John Beardall (PhD, 1976, University of London) is an emeritus professor at Monash University, Australia. He has over 40 years' experience working in algal physiology and its regulation by environmental factors, having published over 240 peer-reviewed papers, 23 book chapters and 3 books. John is currently editor-in-chief of the journal Applied Phycology.

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This book presents methods for investigating the effects of aquatic environmental changes on organisms and the mechanisms involved. It focuses mainly on photosynthetic organisms, but also provides methods for virus, zooplankton and other animal studies. Also including a comprehensive overview of the current methods in the fields of aquatic physiology, ecology, biochemistry and molecular approaches, including the advantages and disadvantages of each method, the book is a valuable guide for young researchers in marine or aquatic sciences studying the physiological processes associated with chemical and physical environmental changes.