Oceanic and Anthropogenic Controls of Life in the Pacific Ocean

I Introduction.- II Changeability of Natural Fields and Fluxes of Matter and Energy.- 1 Generation mechanism of thermohaline front in shelf sea.- 2 Stability and fine structure of water masses in the Kuroshio frontal zone.- 3 Mineral aerosol over and deposition to the Pacific Ocean.- 4 Statistical structure of oceanic fields in the Subarctic frontal zone.- 5 Some results of study of currents on the southern shelf of Vietnam.- 6 On vertical mixing in shelf and frontal zones of the ocean 93.- 7 A numerical model of the formation of cold front and its derived circulation on the shelf.- 8 Hydrological fronts in the Northeast Pacific Ocean in Autumn season.- III Formation and Distribution of Life.- 9 A unique nitrogen balance at the anaerobic floor of the brackish lake Nakanoumi.- 10 Thermodynamically nonequilibrium nature of the ocean/atmosphere interface and the origin of life.- 11 Migration mechanism of the AYU.- 12 Spatial distribution of mesoplankton in Kuroshio frontal zone during “Megapolygon” experiment.- 13 Spawning habitat, continental shelf area and herring production in the North Pacific Ocean.- 14 The influence of ocean surface temperature variability on saury shoal displacement.- IV Exploitation of Oceanic Resources and Estimation of Anthropogenic Influence on Marine Ecosystems.- 15 Two theories in the exploitation of chemical resources of sea water.- 16 Possible ecological consequences of ferromanganese nodule mining from the Pacific Ocean floor.- 17 The exploitation and utilization of marine living resources.- 18 Physical, chemical and bacterial destruction of oil on the shelf of Okhotsk and Japan seas.- 19 Oil and gas development and associated environmental impact studies on the Pacific Coast of the United States.- 20 The effect of environmental pollution, hydrocarbons and heavy metals on reproduction of sea urchins and bivalves.- 21 Effect of temperature and cadmium on accumulation of copper by mussel tissues.- V Methods of Observations and Calculations.- 22 Laser analytical photoionization spectroscopy — a novel potential in ocean research.- 23 High-resolution measurements of pH, fluorescence and turbidity in sea water.- 24 Estimation of plankton role in migration of trace elements in marine estuaries.- 25 Numerical modelling of nonconservative pollutant transport in the coastal zone.