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The �book , �An Introduction to Phytoplanktons – Diversity and Ecology��is very useful as it covers wide aspects �of phytoplankton study including �the general idea about cyanobacteria and algal kingdom. It� �contains different topics related to very basic idea of phytoplanktons such as, types ,taxonomic description and the key for identification etc. Together with it, very �modern aspects of phytoplankton study including different methodologies needed for research students of botany, ecology, limnology �and environmental biology are also included. The first chapter is very basic�and informative and describes algal and phytoplankton classification, algal pigments, algal bloom and their control, algal toxins, wetlands algae, ecological significance of phytoplanktons �etc. A general key for identification of common phytoplankton genera is also included for students who will be able to identify these genera based on the light microscopic characters. In Chapters 2-4,different aspects of phytoplankton research� like primary productivity, community pattern analysis and their ecological parameter analysis have been discussed with detailed procedures. Statistical� analysis is also discussed in detail. Chapter 5 includes case studies related to review, phytoplankton diversity and dynamics.Typham this is the title: An Introduction to Phytoplanktons: Diversity and Ecology