Journal of Plankton Research Vol. 26 No. 3 © Oxford University Press 2004; all rights reserved
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‘Horizons’
Executive Editor
Strategic Editors
This is the first of what is hoped will be a regular series of short, topical reviews. The aim of ‘Horizons’ is to be somewhat provocative, to set hypotheses and to suggest methods for testing them. Based on a critical review of the current issues in a particular field of plankton research, the intention is to stimulate new research and to indicate new directions.
This first ‘Horizons’ article, by Xabier Irigoien, provides a good model. It considers the role of lipids in the life cycle of Calanus finmarchicus, an important copepod species in the North Atlantic and one which has been the subject of intensive research over the past decade. Critical recent results on the role of lipids in the life cycle of C. finmarchicus are concisely reviewed and a number of resultant questions and hypotheses are developed. The article concludes by suggesting a number of specific ways to test the validity of the proposed hypotheses.
Further submissions are invited. Manuscripts for consideration should be short, approximately 2500 words. They should be submitted in the normal way and marked for ‘Horizons’ consideration.
Journal of Plankton Research already publishes comments on, or replies to, published papers. Comments on ‘Horizons’ articles are particularly encouraged. These should be no more than one side of double spaced A4, with authors’ names and addresses. They should be submitted to the Executive Editor within 2 months of the publication date of the ‘Horizons’ article. Comments will then be collated and will be published 2 months later, 4 months after the appearance of the original article. Comments are not refereed, however they may be edited, selected, or rejected as considered appropriate by the Executive Editor.
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