The classification of particulate and dissolved matter / Roger S. Wotton -- Sampling and analysis of particulate and dissolved matter / Peter J. Wangersky -- Origin and formation of organic and inorganic particles in aquatic systems / G. Milton Ward, Amelia K. Ward, Cliff N. Dahm and Nicholas G. Aumen -- Physico-chemical factors in particle aggregation / Bruce D. Johnson, Kate Kranck and Dwight K. Muschenheim -- Seasonal and diel changes in particulate and dissolved organic matter / Curtis M. Burney -- Dynamics of particulate and dissolved organic matter over the substratum of water bodies / Maurice A. Lock -- The dynamics of surface microlayers in aquatic environments / James S. Maki and Malte Hermansson -- Methods for capturing particles in benthic animals / Roger S. Wotton -- Zooplankton particle selection and feeding mechanisms / Henry A. Vanderploeg -- Particulate and dissolved organic matter as food / Roger S. Wotton -- The functional significance of selection of particles by aquatic animals during building behavior / David Dudgeon