Index
535
L
Labrador sea, 116, 145
Laccadive sea, 306
Lacionella isocommunities, 30
Langmuir circulation, 171
Large Marine Ecosystem concept, for fishery
management purposes, 104
“Large Marine Ecosystems”, 113
“Larval retention area/adult stock size”
hypothesis, 128
“Latent-heat polynyas”, 134
Latitude, consequences of, 55–57
“Least inclusive taxonomic unit”, 23
Leeuwin current, 285, 323
Lesser Antilles arc, 190
Levantine basin, 176
Levitus mixed-layer depth, 56
Limulus polyphemus and
L. moluccensis, 20
Linear zones or soft mud, 43
Linnaeus, Carolus, 20
Lipid storage, for copepods, 140
Little eddy activity occurs, 135
Little Ice Age, 117
LITU, 23
Living organisms, unintentional transport
of, 31
Local area coverage images, 6
Lombok and makassar straits, 427
Longhurst-Hardy plankton recorder (LHPR),
150
Lower central deep water (LCDW), 464
Low-latitude gyres, 1
Low-salinity water, 149
Low-trophic-level planktivores, 33
M
Macoma baltica community, 395
Macoma communities, 30
Macoma isocommunities, 30
Macroalgae, 171
Macroecology, 1
spatial element in, 1
Macrozooplankton, basic distribution and
ecology of, 145
Madagascar basin, 289
“Major Grazer Hypothesis”, 80
“MakeShift”, 10, 107
Maldane sarsi community, 395
Mallotus villosus, 95
Margalef’s diagram, 62, 64
Margalef’s model, quadrants derived from, 63
Marginal ice zone (MIZ), 132
“Marginal sea”, 104
Marine biogeography, 1
Marine biogeography, useful results from 150
years of, 24–25
Marine biota, taxonomy of, 20
Marine ecosystems
analysis of functioning of, 3
diversity in, 24
partition of, 115
vs terrestrial ecosystems, 115
Marine fauna, global distribution of, 19
Marine fisheries, management of, 20
Martin’s intervention, 71
McGowan, John, 21
Mediaeval warm period, 117
Mediterranean basin, copepods of, 179
Mediterranean/Caribbean, partially isolated
basin, 90
Mediterranean sea, 177
Mediterranean sea, Black sea province
(MEDI), 173–183
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 174
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 174–177
extent of province, 173–174
regional benthic and demersal ecology,
181–183
response of pelagic ecosystems, 177–181
Menkong delta, 425
Mesoplankton, grazing dynamics of, 283
Mesoscale eddies, 6
contribution of fertilizing effects of, 54
as cyclonic and anticyclonic, 53
and planetary waves, ecological
consequences of, 53–55
Mesoscale filaments, 36
Mesozooplankton
composition of, 306
herbivorous, 413
major species of, 347
vertical distribution of, 191
vertical ecology of, 161
Mesozooplankton biomass, 283
seasonal changes in, 341
Mexican west coast, 406–407
Micro- and macroparticle herbivores,
functional groups, 91
“Microbial loop”, 282
“Microbial revolution”, unfolding, 4
Micromonas, green flagellates, 16
535
L
Labrador sea, 116, 145
Laccadive sea, 306
Lacionella isocommunities, 30
Langmuir circulation, 171
Large Marine Ecosystem concept, for fishery
management purposes, 104
“Large Marine Ecosystems”, 113
“Larval retention area/adult stock size”
hypothesis, 128
“Latent-heat polynyas”, 134
Latitude, consequences of, 55–57
“Least inclusive taxonomic unit”, 23
Leeuwin current, 285, 323
Lesser Antilles arc, 190
Levantine basin, 176
Levitus mixed-layer depth, 56
Limulus polyphemus and
L. moluccensis, 20
Linear zones or soft mud, 43
Linnaeus, Carolus, 20
Lipid storage, for copepods, 140
Little eddy activity occurs, 135
Little Ice Age, 117
LITU, 23
Living organisms, unintentional transport
of, 31
Local area coverage images, 6
Lombok and makassar straits, 427
Longhurst-Hardy plankton recorder (LHPR),
150
Lower central deep water (LCDW), 464
Low-latitude gyres, 1
Low-salinity water, 149
Low-trophic-level planktivores, 33
M
Macoma baltica community, 395
Macoma communities, 30
Macoma isocommunities, 30
Macroalgae, 171
Macroecology, 1
spatial element in, 1
Macrozooplankton, basic distribution and
ecology of, 145
Madagascar basin, 289
“Major Grazer Hypothesis”, 80
“MakeShift”, 10, 107
Maldane sarsi community, 395
Mallotus villosus, 95
Margalef’s diagram, 62, 64
Margalef’s model, quadrants derived from, 63
Marginal ice zone (MIZ), 132
“Marginal sea”, 104
Marine biogeography, 1
Marine biogeography, useful results from 150
years of, 24–25
Marine biota, taxonomy of, 20
Marine ecosystems
analysis of functioning of, 3
diversity in, 24
partition of, 115
vs terrestrial ecosystems, 115
Marine fauna, global distribution of, 19
Marine fisheries, management of, 20
Martin’s intervention, 71
McGowan, John, 21
Mediaeval warm period, 117
Mediterranean basin, copepods of, 179
Mediterranean/Caribbean, partially isolated
basin, 90
Mediterranean sea, 177
Mediterranean sea, Black sea province
(MEDI), 173–183
continental shelf topography and tidal and
shelf-edge fronts, 174
defining characteristics of regional
oceanography, 174–177
extent of province, 173–174
regional benthic and demersal ecology,
181–183
response of pelagic ecosystems, 177–181
Menkong delta, 425
Mesoplankton, grazing dynamics of, 283
Mesoscale eddies, 6
contribution of fertilizing effects of, 54
as cyclonic and anticyclonic, 53
and planetary waves, ecological
consequences of, 53–55
Mesoscale filaments, 36
Mesozooplankton
composition of, 306
herbivorous, 413
major species of, 347
vertical distribution of, 191
vertical ecology of, 161
Mesozooplankton biomass, 283
seasonal changes in, 341
Mexican west coast, 406–407
Micro- and macroparticle herbivores,
functional groups, 91
“Microbial loop”, 282
“Microbial revolution”, unfolding, 4
Micromonas, green flagellates, 16