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    Ultra-Fine Art of Coccolithophores

    by Colin Fischer, William Balch

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    This book is a collection of images of coccolithophores (microscopic phytoplankton that cover themselves with micro-meter-sized limestone plates called coccoliths). The book is meant to celebrate the amazing morphological diversity of this group of microalgae. These images were prepared from samples taken during our many field campaigns around the world over the last few decades. This book is all about appreciating the beauty of these organisms at the micrometer size scale as well as some of the underlying science that connects them to our planet. Yes, these are organisms that integrate entire sub-disciplines within oceanography but they also can be appreciated for the intricate artistry of nature in form and function, as expressed in their coccoliths. These organisms, singularly responsible for producing these elaborate, calcium carbonate scales, collectively have an immense impact on the global carbon cycle as well as the optical reflectance of the world ocean. Examining them at different size scales emphasizes that coccolithophores are an integral part of the ocean ecology and essential part of the biodiversity of the planet. It is for these reasons that we have compiled this book of scanning electron microscope images, to communicate not only the scientific importance of this algal class but also their amazing beauty.
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    • Primary Category: Nature / Wildlife
    • Additional Categories Coffee Table Books
    • Project Option: Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
      # of Pages: 44
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      • Softcover: 9781034996750
      • Hardcover, Dust Jacket: 9781034996743
      • Hardcover, ImageWrap: 9781034996736
    • Publish Date: Jan 12, 2022
    • Language English
    • Keywords microbiology, marine plants, Phytoplankton
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    William Balch
    East Boothbay, ME

    William M. Balch (“Barney”) began his career in oceanography working for Dr. Charles S. Yentsch in 1972 at the University of Massachusetts Marine Laboratory, as a pimply-faced, 14-year old, doing microscope cell counting of phytoplankton cultures after school. That was half a century ago and he has been doing oceanography ever since. Barney went on and received his B.A. from Cornell University (1980) and Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in Biological Oceanography (1985). He held post-doctoral fellowships at the Bedford Institute (1985; with Dr. W.G. Harrison) and at Scripps Institute Of Oceanography (1986; with Dr. R.W. Eppley). From 1988-1995 he served on the faculty at the Rosenstiel School for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (University of Miami), reaching the rank of Associate Professor (with tenure) before moving to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Maine as a Senior Research Scientist in 1995, a position which he has held for 27+ years.

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