SUBJECT INDEX
405
Sofala Shelf, 84
Soil
animals living in, 151
fertility of, 178
in mangrove swamps, 122
in rhizophora forests, 11 1
surface of, 151, 174
waterlogging of, 124, 129, 133, 134
Soil levels, raising of, 107
Soil water, salinity of, 89, 101, 118,
Soils, 94
121, 124, 131
colour, 123
compacting of, 129
degradation of, 124
flow of, 129
hydrogen sulphide content, 121, 139
of mangals, 121
oxygen content of, 121
rapid deposition of, 122
Sole, 2, 28, 46
Solomon Islands, fauna of, 231
Spencer Gulf, 220
Spermatheca, in Sugitta, 294
Spermatogenesis, 290, 291
in chaetognaths, 309-31 1
Spores of ferns, 148
Stock and recruitment in fisheries
relationships, 19
theoretical models, 19
Stomata of mangroves, 141
Suction pressure, 142, 144
Sulphate reducing bacteria, 122, 123
Sulphur bacteria, 122
Sumatra, 82, 83
Sunda Shelf, 84, 228, 229
Sundabans, 96
Sundaland, pleistocene subcontinent,
226, 227
importance of, 228
Sustainable yield, 16
Sydney, 220
mangrove fauna at, 221
T
induction of metamorphosis, 182
Tadpoles, 177, 181
Tambaks, see Fish ponds
Tannins, 237
Teeth, of chaetognaths, 274, 279
Telmun, 233
Temperature
limits of mangroves, 221
upper lethal of crabs, 209, 210
Terek sandpiper, 155
Territorial seas, 35, 36, 37
Testes, of chaetognaths, 290
Thalassina mounds, 97, 107, 108, 121,
Tidal flooding, frequency of, 124, 125
Tidal range, 124
Tidal wave, 82
Tide, connection with animal rhythms,
Tilapia culture, 239
148, 169, 170, 175, 200
155
and malarial control, 239
unpopularity in rice-growing counTranspiration rates, of mangroves,
Transverse septum, in chaetognaths,
Trawlers
tries, 239
141, 144
272, 290
factory, 10, 13
freezer, 10, 11, 13
steam, 7
Trawls, mesh regulation, 27, 28, 46, 47
Tree canopy, 150
Tuna, yellowfin, 17, 44
U
Undergrowth, 110
United Nations Conference on the Law
of the Sea
of 1958, 35, 38, 39, 40, 45
of 1960, 35, 36
Upper lethal temperatures for crabs,
209, 210
V
Vagina, of chaetognaths, 302, 306, 307,
Viraemias
308, 340, 341, 342, 343
mosquito carriers of, 151
reservoir hosts of, 157
Vitelline membrane, of Spadella egg,
320
405
Sofala Shelf, 84
Soil
animals living in, 151
fertility of, 178
in mangrove swamps, 122
in rhizophora forests, 11 1
surface of, 151, 174
waterlogging of, 124, 129, 133, 134
Soil levels, raising of, 107
Soil water, salinity of, 89, 101, 118,
Soils, 94
121, 124, 131
colour, 123
compacting of, 129
degradation of, 124
flow of, 129
hydrogen sulphide content, 121, 139
of mangals, 121
oxygen content of, 121
rapid deposition of, 122
Sole, 2, 28, 46
Solomon Islands, fauna of, 231
Spencer Gulf, 220
Spermatheca, in Sugitta, 294
Spermatogenesis, 290, 291
in chaetognaths, 309-31 1
Spores of ferns, 148
Stock and recruitment in fisheries
relationships, 19
theoretical models, 19
Stomata of mangroves, 141
Suction pressure, 142, 144
Sulphate reducing bacteria, 122, 123
Sulphur bacteria, 122
Sumatra, 82, 83
Sunda Shelf, 84, 228, 229
Sundabans, 96
Sundaland, pleistocene subcontinent,
226, 227
importance of, 228
Sustainable yield, 16
Sydney, 220
mangrove fauna at, 221
T
induction of metamorphosis, 182
Tadpoles, 177, 181
Tambaks, see Fish ponds
Tannins, 237
Teeth, of chaetognaths, 274, 279
Telmun, 233
Temperature
limits of mangroves, 221
upper lethal of crabs, 209, 210
Terek sandpiper, 155
Territorial seas, 35, 36, 37
Testes, of chaetognaths, 290
Thalassina mounds, 97, 107, 108, 121,
Tidal flooding, frequency of, 124, 125
Tidal range, 124
Tidal wave, 82
Tide, connection with animal rhythms,
Tilapia culture, 239
148, 169, 170, 175, 200
155
and malarial control, 239
unpopularity in rice-growing counTranspiration rates, of mangroves,
Transverse septum, in chaetognaths,
Trawlers
tries, 239
141, 144
272, 290
factory, 10, 13
freezer, 10, 11, 13
steam, 7
Trawls, mesh regulation, 27, 28, 46, 47
Tree canopy, 150
Tuna, yellowfin, 17, 44
U
Undergrowth, 110
United Nations Conference on the Law
of the Sea
of 1958, 35, 38, 39, 40, 45
of 1960, 35, 36
Upper lethal temperatures for crabs,
209, 210
V
Vagina, of chaetognaths, 302, 306, 307,
Viraemias
308, 340, 341, 342, 343
mosquito carriers of, 151
reservoir hosts of, 157
Vitelline membrane, of Spadella egg,
320