Advances in Marine Biology (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 29 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 8
Contributors to Volume 29 6
Chapter 1. Turbulence, Phytoplankton Cell Size, and the Structure of Pelagic Food Webs 12
I. Introduction 13
III. Implications of Phytoplankton Cell Size and Turbulence for the Fate of Pelagic Primary Production 33
IV. Vertical Mixing and the Structure of Pelagic Food Webs 52
V. Summary and Conclusions 71
VI. Acknowledgements 72
VII. References 72
Chapter 2. Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Picoplankton in the Baltic Sea 84
Preface 84
I. Introduction 86
II. Methods 92
III. Phytoplankton Succession in the Baltic Sea 98
IV. Autotrophic Picoplankton in the Baltic Sea 98
V. Bacterioplankton in the Baltic Sea 103
VI. Factors Controlling Autotrophic Picoplankton 112
VII. Factors Controlling Bacterioplankton 116
VIII. Bacteria in the Pelagic Food Web. 126
IX. Acknowledgements 130
X. References 130
Chapter 3. Spermatophores and Sperm Transfer in Marine Crustaceans 140
I. Introduction 140
II. Spermatophore Morphology, Composition and Transfer 144
III. Spermatophore Hardening 197
IV. Cryopreservation of Spermatophores 198
V. Spermatophores and Artificial Insemination 200
VI. Spermatophore Pathology 204
VII. Comparison with Other Spermatophore-producing Marine Invertebrates 206
VIII. Conclusion 208
IX. Acknowledgements 211
X. References 212
Chapter 4. The Bristol Channel Sole (Solea solea (L.)): A Fisheries Case Study 226
I. Introduction 227
II. Distribution and Movements 232
III. Feeding, Size and Growth 262
IV. Reproduction 277
V. Natural Mortality Rates 301
VI. Harvesting Options 310
VII. Exploitation of the Bristol Channel Sole 333
VIII. Status of the Stock 345
IX. Some Final Comments 359
X. Acknowledgements 363
XI. References 363
Taxonomic Index 380
Subject Index 384
Cumulative Index of Titles 400
Cumulative Index of Authors 404