VSI: Zooplankton Plastivory

Plastic pollution has become a global issue affecting even the most remote regions of the ocean. This Virtual Issue, introduced by Xabier Irigoien, is a collection of JPR papers on microplastic ingestion "plastivory", in a wide range of zooplankton, from both marine and freshwater environments. The JPR papers show that plastic fragments are likely to enter food webs from all levels of the planktonic compartment. These studies of feeding behaviour can be used to obtain general patterns of the filtration rates and therefore provide a first order estimate of the potential ingestion of plastics by zooplankton.

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VSI: JPR goes Tropical

The major threats to aquatic life have increased in intensity particularly in tropical areas. However, our knowledge of the plankton in tropical areas is relatively sparse which makes it difficult to predict the effects that multiple anthropogenic stressors will have on these ecosystems. This special virtual issue collects tropical plankton papers published in JPR during the last four decades. Most of these 31 papers represent studies dealing with seasonal dynamics and environmental forcing, or physiology, behavior and species interactions in plankton originating from widely different tropical environments, with an introduction by Marja Koski, Associate Editor of JPR.

VSI: RPH in JPR - Farewell to Roger Harris

After a decade in the role of Editor-in-Chief, as well as several years on the Strategic Editorial team, it is time to bid a fond farewell to Roger Harris. In honour of a tremendous job well done, we've compiled a virtual collection of key articles Roger has contributed to during his time with the journal, with an introduction by Marja Koski, Associate Editor of JPR.

VSI: Marine Bacterioplankton and archaeal plankton

A selection of articles exploring the forcing factors that are influencing marine bacterial and archaeal plankton. The collection hopes to shed light on the little understood intimate links that exist between various types of plankton.

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'Horizons' are short provocative reviews that set hypotheses and suggest methods for testing them. Based on a critical review of the current issues in a particular field of plankton research, they stimulate new research and indicate new directions.

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