Pioneers of plankton research: Alister Hardy (1896–1985)
| Type | : | ACL |
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| Nature | : | Production scientifique |
| Au bénéfice du Laboratoire | : | Oui |
| Statut de publication | : | Publié |
| Année de publication | : | 2022 |
| Auteurs (1) | : | DOLAN John,r |
| Revue scientifique | : | Journal of Plankton Research |
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| DOI | : | 10.1093/plankt/fbac033 |
| URL | : | https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbac033 |
| Abstract | : | Alister Hardy is known among plankton researchers for developing and employing his Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR). The CPR likely needs no introduction. Hardy used the first version of the CPR during the 1925–1927 Discovery Expedition to the Southern Ocean (Fig. 1). By the last count attempted, 30 years ago, there were already over 400 publications based on CPR data (Gamble and Hunt, 1992). In more recent years, several reviews have been devoted to CPR studies (e.g. Planque and Reid, 2002; Reid et al., 2003; Richardson et al., 2006; Batten and Burkill, 2010). However, while the CPR is well known, many plankton researchers today are likely unfamiliar with the story of its genesis and its precursors, as well as the full breadth of Hardy’s contributions to plankton research. Here I will attempt to provide an introduction to the plankton research of Alister Hardy. Summaries will be provided of his extensive plankton work, beginning with studies of the food of herring in early 1920s and ending with his last article, published posthumously, on “aerial plankton” in 1986. As the CPR studies of Hardy have received substantial attention, CPR development and the early surveys will be but briefly covered. The following account is based on both Marshall’s biographical Memoire of Hardy (Marshall, 1986) and Hardy’s articles and books. |
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Dolan JR (2022) Pioneers of plankton research: Alister Hardy (1896–1985). J Plankton Res | doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbac033
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