SUBJECT INDEX
473
Particulate organic carbon-continued
in temperate waters, 13
in tropical waters, 12
living fraction, 63
microstratification, 25, 27
near-surface gradient, 25
particle count, 12, 13
production, 25, 45, 46, 51, 52
production, i n situ, 52, 53, 54, 55,
56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62
regional variation, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
19, 20
sampling, 18, 25
seasonal variation. 15, 16, 17, 19. 21,
22, 24
small-scale variations, 25
‘steady state’, 55, 57, 84
surface values, 13, 14, 19, 25, 26, 42
utilization, in situ, 52, 53, 55
vertical gradient, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
29, 57, 84, 85
Particulate organic matter
aggregation, 26, 41, 47, 48, 50, 51,
53, 56, 57, 58, 67
amino acids content, 32, 34
assimilable fraction, 66
biochemical composition, 32
biological attack, 35
buoyancy, 66
calcium carbonate content, 37,38,39
carbohydrate content, 32, 33, 34
carbon content, 32, 35, 37
Cl3 : CI2 ratio, 35, 103
C : N ratio, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 51, 143
C : P ratio, 31
chemical composition, 29
clay content, 38
collection, 4, 5, 29
content in sea water, 2, 3, 4
deep water values, 37, 39, 110
degradation, 2, 3
determination of living content, 63,
determination of non-living content,,
dissolved fraction, 29
distribution in sea water, 4 et seq.
elementary composition, 29, 30, 31
enrichment in estuaries, 143
91
63, 91
Particulate organic matter-continued
enzymatic hydrolysis, 66
experimental formation, 3, 49
fat content, 32
fibre content, 32, 36
filtration, 5, 6, 29, 46, 54, 57, 58
formation, 3, 4, 38
hydrolysis, 32, 33, 36
in Long Island Sound, 3, 37, 38
in mud-water, 110
in North Atlantic, 37
in North Pacific, 37
in Sargasso Sea, 37
in South Atlantic, 86
in South Pacific, 86
in various oceanic regions, 3
in organic fraction, 36, 37, 38
living material content, 6
living/non-living material balance, 64
manganese content, 39
molecular structure, 34, 35
molecular weight, 34
nitrogen content, 32, 33
non-living, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 et seq.
organic carbon content, 6, 12 et seq.,
phosphorus content, 32, 33
production, i n situ, 52, 53, 54, 55,
properties, 4
protein content, 6, 32, 35
saccharides content, 32, 33, 34
separation, 29
sinking rates, 66, 69, 70, 71
size-€requency distribution, 66, 67,
sodium chloride content, 38
trace element content, 39
utilization, in situ, 52, 53
37
56, 57, 58
70, 72
Pearl River, 134
Pelecypods, 406
Penaeid prawn, 151, 152
cultivation, 155
natural history, 154
principal food, 146
Penguins, 243
jackass, 264
Perch, 249
Periphyton, 144
Petrel, 258
473
Particulate organic carbon-continued
in temperate waters, 13
in tropical waters, 12
living fraction, 63
microstratification, 25, 27
near-surface gradient, 25
particle count, 12, 13
production, 25, 45, 46, 51, 52
production, i n situ, 52, 53, 54, 55,
56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62
regional variation, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
19, 20
sampling, 18, 25
seasonal variation. 15, 16, 17, 19. 21,
22, 24
small-scale variations, 25
‘steady state’, 55, 57, 84
surface values, 13, 14, 19, 25, 26, 42
utilization, in situ, 52, 53, 55
vertical gradient, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
29, 57, 84, 85
Particulate organic matter
aggregation, 26, 41, 47, 48, 50, 51,
53, 56, 57, 58, 67
amino acids content, 32, 34
assimilable fraction, 66
biochemical composition, 32
biological attack, 35
buoyancy, 66
calcium carbonate content, 37,38,39
carbohydrate content, 32, 33, 34
carbon content, 32, 35, 37
Cl3 : CI2 ratio, 35, 103
C : N ratio, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 51, 143
C : P ratio, 31
chemical composition, 29
clay content, 38
collection, 4, 5, 29
content in sea water, 2, 3, 4
deep water values, 37, 39, 110
degradation, 2, 3
determination of living content, 63,
determination of non-living content,,
dissolved fraction, 29
distribution in sea water, 4 et seq.
elementary composition, 29, 30, 31
enrichment in estuaries, 143
91
63, 91
Particulate organic matter-continued
enzymatic hydrolysis, 66
experimental formation, 3, 49
fat content, 32
fibre content, 32, 36
filtration, 5, 6, 29, 46, 54, 57, 58
formation, 3, 4, 38
hydrolysis, 32, 33, 36
in Long Island Sound, 3, 37, 38
in mud-water, 110
in North Atlantic, 37
in North Pacific, 37
in Sargasso Sea, 37
in South Atlantic, 86
in South Pacific, 86
in various oceanic regions, 3
in organic fraction, 36, 37, 38
living material content, 6
living/non-living material balance, 64
manganese content, 39
molecular structure, 34, 35
molecular weight, 34
nitrogen content, 32, 33
non-living, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 et seq.
organic carbon content, 6, 12 et seq.,
phosphorus content, 32, 33
production, i n situ, 52, 53, 54, 55,
properties, 4
protein content, 6, 32, 35
saccharides content, 32, 33, 34
separation, 29
sinking rates, 66, 69, 70, 71
size-€requency distribution, 66, 67,
sodium chloride content, 38
trace element content, 39
utilization, in situ, 52, 53
37
56, 57, 58
70, 72
Pearl River, 134
Pelecypods, 406
Penaeid prawn, 151, 152
cultivation, 155
natural history, 154
principal food, 146
Penguins, 243
jackass, 264
Perch, 249
Periphyton, 144
Petrel, 258