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SUBJECT INDEX
Rivers, in mangal, 133
Rooting systems, 175
of Avicennia spp., 137, 138
of Ceriops spp., 137, 138
of Rhizophora spp., 137, 140
of Sonneratia spp., 137, 138
of Xylocarpus spp., 137, 140
Rosewood, 234
Rot holes, in branches, 151
Ryii-Kyfi archipelago, 220, 221, 222
S
Sahul Shelf, 84, 232
St. Vincent Gulf, 220
Salinity
ability of animals to adjust to varia
of soil water, 89, 101, 118, 121, 124,
tion in, 184
131
Salmon, 3, 5, 55
fishery on high seas, 48
North American Pacific, 30, 48
Salt content of Sonneratia wood, 142,
234
Salt excretion, 142
Salt flats, 232
Salt marsh, 80
compared with mangrove shore, 81
Salt pans, 182, 241
Salt production technique in humid
tropics, 241
Salt-secreting glands
of plants, 131, 142, 143, 144
of reptiles, 181
“Salt wcdge”, 82
“Salting cliff”, 80, 93, 128, 181
Saltwort association, 88, 89
Sand dunes, 77
Sandakan, distribution of mangroves
at, 98
Sarawak, 84, 94, 116
Sardine, 3, 15, 18
Scaphognathite, 203
Schorre, 80, 81, see also Salt marsh
Sea bream, 8
Sea eagles, 154
Sea-going craft, 233
Sea otters, 37
Sea snakes, 226
Seaward fringe of mangal, 112-117,120
factors affecting fauna of, 177-178
fauna of accrescent shores, 178-181
fauna of eroding shores, 181
Sonneralia zone of, 115
Seeds viability of, 224
Seedlings
of mangrove species, 146
colonization by, 149
Scminal ampullae, in chaetognaths,
305, 306, 308
Scminal pouch, in chaetognaths, 293,
295, 296, 297, 298, 301, 302, 303,
304, 305, 306, 308, 312
endothelium of, 293
glandular cells of, 307
possible trophic function of, 312
Seminal receptacle, in chaetognaths,
294, 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 323,
324, 326, 341
Seminal vesicles, in chaetognaths, 290,
291, 323, 330, 331, 332
Shade and sun conditions, effect on
animals, 152
Shark Bay, 220
Shellfish, 2
“Shelter wood” system, 236
Ships, use of mangrove timber in,
77, 233
Shoaling fish, 32
Shore level, alteration of, 84
Shore lines, reorganization of, 136
Shore profile, 126
flats in, 126
Silt, 83
encouraging deposition of, 150
Silvicultural rotation, 236
Sinai peninsula, 130, 220
Size limits for fishery regulations, 26,
Slash, from forestry operations, 237
Snails, 165, 168, 174, 177, 180
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disposal of, 237
as food, 240
neritid, 75
pulnionate, 75
purple dye produced by, 180
submarine, 2 19
of Indo-Malayan region, 229
Snakes, 156, 180
SUBJECT INDEX
Rivers, in mangal, 133
Rooting systems, 175
of Avicennia spp., 137, 138
of Ceriops spp., 137, 138
of Rhizophora spp., 137, 140
of Sonneratia spp., 137, 138
of Xylocarpus spp., 137, 140
Rosewood, 234
Rot holes, in branches, 151
Ryii-Kyfi archipelago, 220, 221, 222
S
Sahul Shelf, 84, 232
St. Vincent Gulf, 220
Salinity
ability of animals to adjust to varia
of soil water, 89, 101, 118, 121, 124,
tion in, 184
131
Salmon, 3, 5, 55
fishery on high seas, 48
North American Pacific, 30, 48
Salt content of Sonneratia wood, 142,
234
Salt excretion, 142
Salt flats, 232
Salt marsh, 80
compared with mangrove shore, 81
Salt pans, 182, 241
Salt production technique in humid
tropics, 241
Salt-secreting glands
of plants, 131, 142, 143, 144
of reptiles, 181
“Salt wcdge”, 82
“Salting cliff”, 80, 93, 128, 181
Saltwort association, 88, 89
Sand dunes, 77
Sandakan, distribution of mangroves
at, 98
Sarawak, 84, 94, 116
Sardine, 3, 15, 18
Scaphognathite, 203
Schorre, 80, 81, see also Salt marsh
Sea bream, 8
Sea eagles, 154
Sea-going craft, 233
Sea otters, 37
Sea snakes, 226
Seaward fringe of mangal, 112-117,120
factors affecting fauna of, 177-178
fauna of accrescent shores, 178-181
fauna of eroding shores, 181
Sonneralia zone of, 115
Seeds viability of, 224
Seedlings
of mangrove species, 146
colonization by, 149
Scminal ampullae, in chaetognaths,
305, 306, 308
Scminal pouch, in chaetognaths, 293,
295, 296, 297, 298, 301, 302, 303,
304, 305, 306, 308, 312
endothelium of, 293
glandular cells of, 307
possible trophic function of, 312
Seminal receptacle, in chaetognaths,
294, 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 323,
324, 326, 341
Seminal vesicles, in chaetognaths, 290,
291, 323, 330, 331, 332
Shade and sun conditions, effect on
animals, 152
Shark Bay, 220
Shellfish, 2
“Shelter wood” system, 236
Ships, use of mangrove timber in,
77, 233
Shoaling fish, 32
Shore level, alteration of, 84
Shore lines, reorganization of, 136
Shore profile, 126
flats in, 126
Silt, 83
encouraging deposition of, 150
Silvicultural rotation, 236
Sinai peninsula, 130, 220
Size limits for fishery regulations, 26,
Slash, from forestry operations, 237
Snails, 165, 168, 174, 177, 180
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disposal of, 237
as food, 240
neritid, 75
pulnionate, 75
purple dye produced by, 180
submarine, 2 19
of Indo-Malayan region, 229
Snakes, 156, 180