460
SCBJECT INDEX
Bacteria-continued
L phases, 65
nutritive value, 143
oil-degrading, 266-270, 272, 284
plate counts, 61, 62. 63, 64, 65, 91
pleomorphic, 65
poisoning, 55
production, i n situ, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65
saprophyt,ic, 144
senescent stages, 65
size range, 64
sterilization, 48
utilization, i n situ, 49
Bacterial degradation of spilt oil, 266Bacterial oil decomposers, 266, 267, 268
Bantry Bay, 228
Barnacle, 253, 254. 263. 282, 284, 285
Barracouta. 120
Bass, 182
striped, 281
Batelle-Northwcst Report,, 219, 227.
Bathypelagic zone
Beavers, 246
Benthos, 134, 136, 140, 180
Benz(a)pyrene, 262, 263
Bermuda Biological Station, 11
Bheris of West Bengal, 127, 132, 133,
270
Pseudoinonas, 266
233. 234, 254. 262
carbon consumption in, 99, 103, 11 1
141, 158, 169, 171, 189, 202
management, 184, 185
stocking, 184, 185, 203
daily aspect,s, 421-422, 423, 424
effect of salinity, 419-420
effect of size of producer, 420
effect of suspended solids, 420
effect of temperature, 419
effect on environmental conditions,
in York River, 427, 428
of suspension feeding bivalves, 413seasonal aspects, 422-425, 426
annual production, 426, 427, 428
chemical composition. 427, 429
Biodeposit,ion
425
429
Biodeposits, 413, 419
Birds, effects of oil pollution on, 243246, 258
Bird cggs, effect,s of oil polliitiori 0 1 1 ,
246
Bittjerling, 249
Bivalviti
anus, 381, 399, 401
burrowing forms. 379, 380
commensal forms, 380
Cox classification, 382-393, 408, 409,
410, 415
Dall classification, 382-393, 406, 408,
414
digestive diverticula, 381
epifaunal, 379
feedirig experiments, 403
feeding habit, 379-381
free-swimming forms, 379
fimction of digcstivc? organs, 381.
394-402
gut,, 394, 400
intjermediatje forms, 379
mid-gut, 381, 394, 395-399, 400. 401,
modc of life, 379-381
paedomorphosis, 413
Pelsenem classification, 382--393,
Purchon classification, 394, 395, 410.
rectum, 381, 399-402, 403, 411
scatological studies of, 307-429
sessile forms, 379, 397
stomach, 381, 394-395, 400, 401,
402, 413
structure of digestive organs, 381,
394-402
style-sac, 381, 394
Thiele classificat,ion, 382-393, 408,
402
407, 408, 414
413, 417, 418
415
Bivalvia, classification schemes
types, 382-393, 414-418
and distribution of faecal pelletBivalvia, faecal pellets
biological significance of characterisclassification, 310, 312, 382-393,
definition of types 310-317
tic form, 379-402
414-41 8
effect on marine environment, 428
description, 317-378
SCBJECT INDEX
Bacteria-continued
L phases, 65
nutritive value, 143
oil-degrading, 266-270, 272, 284
plate counts, 61, 62. 63, 64, 65, 91
pleomorphic, 65
poisoning, 55
production, i n situ, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65
saprophyt,ic, 144
senescent stages, 65
size range, 64
sterilization, 48
utilization, i n situ, 49
Bacterial degradation of spilt oil, 266Bacterial oil decomposers, 266, 267, 268
Bantry Bay, 228
Barnacle, 253, 254. 263. 282, 284, 285
Barracouta. 120
Bass, 182
striped, 281
Batelle-Northwcst Report,, 219, 227.
Bathypelagic zone
Beavers, 246
Benthos, 134, 136, 140, 180
Benz(a)pyrene, 262, 263
Bermuda Biological Station, 11
Bheris of West Bengal, 127, 132, 133,
270
Pseudoinonas, 266
233. 234, 254. 262
carbon consumption in, 99, 103, 11 1
141, 158, 169, 171, 189, 202
management, 184, 185
stocking, 184, 185, 203
daily aspect,s, 421-422, 423, 424
effect of salinity, 419-420
effect of size of producer, 420
effect of suspended solids, 420
effect of temperature, 419
effect on environmental conditions,
in York River, 427, 428
of suspension feeding bivalves, 413seasonal aspects, 422-425, 426
annual production, 426, 427, 428
chemical composition. 427, 429
Biodeposit,ion
425
429
Biodeposits, 413, 419
Birds, effects of oil pollution on, 243246, 258
Bird cggs, effect,s of oil polliitiori 0 1 1 ,
246
Bittjerling, 249
Bivalviti
anus, 381, 399, 401
burrowing forms. 379, 380
commensal forms, 380
Cox classification, 382-393, 408, 409,
410, 415
Dall classification, 382-393, 406, 408,
414
digestive diverticula, 381
epifaunal, 379
feedirig experiments, 403
feeding habit, 379-381
free-swimming forms, 379
fimction of digcstivc? organs, 381.
394-402
gut,, 394, 400
intjermediatje forms, 379
mid-gut, 381, 394, 395-399, 400. 401,
modc of life, 379-381
paedomorphosis, 413
Pelsenem classification, 382--393,
Purchon classification, 394, 395, 410.
rectum, 381, 399-402, 403, 411
scatological studies of, 307-429
sessile forms, 379, 397
stomach, 381, 394-395, 400, 401,
402, 413
structure of digestive organs, 381,
394-402
style-sac, 381, 394
Thiele classificat,ion, 382-393, 408,
402
407, 408, 414
413, 417, 418
415
Bivalvia, classification schemes
types, 382-393, 414-418
and distribution of faecal pelletBivalvia, faecal pellets
biological significance of characterisclassification, 310, 312, 382-393,
definition of types 310-317
tic form, 379-402
414-41 8
effect on marine environment, 428
description, 317-378