Marine Biology

Introduction (J. Mauchline and T. Nemoto). I. Marine Physiological Studies 1. Endocrine control of osmoregulation in migratory fishes (T. Hirano). 2. Sensory systems and behavior of larval fish (J.H.S. Blaxter). 3. Biochemical adaptations of deep-sea animals: insights into biogeography and ecological energetics (G.N. Somero, E. Dahlhoff and A. Gibbs). 4. Some adaptations of marine animals to physical conditions in the sea (E.J. Denton). II. Characteristics of marine ecosystems 1. Trophic relationships in marine pelagic ecosystems (T.R. Parsons). 2. Ecological explanations in marine and terrestrial systems (J.H. Steele). 3. Some modern concepts in deep-sea pelagic studies: patterns of growth in the different horizons (J. Mauchline). III. Benthic ecosystem and impact of marine pollution on the sea bottom 1. The requirement for additional research in the assessment of environmental disturbances associate with deep seabed mining (H. Thiel). 2. The biogeography of the Mariana Trough hydrothermal vents (R.R. Hessler and P.F. Lonsdale). 3. Marine biology today (D.J. Crisp). IV. Phytoplankton and algae studies 1. Ecology and taxonomy of marine Vibrioanceae (U. Simidu). 2. Experimental study of the marine cyanophyte Trichodesmium (K. Ohki, P.G. Falkowski, J.G. Rueter and Y. Fujita). V. Chondrus crispus (Irish moss), an ecologically important and commercially valuable species of red seaweed of the North Atlantic Ocean (J.L. McLachlan). VI. Polar ecosystem and its dynamics 1. Algae-copepod-fish link associated with Antarctic sea ice (T. Hoshiai, A. Tanimura, K. Watanabe and M. Fuckuchi). 2. Marine ecology of polar seas - a comparison: Arctic and Antarctic (J.-O. Stromberg).