Subject Index
Algal assemblages 346
Alleles 316,317,326,327,384,385
Amphipods 390-396
Anatomical characteristic 297
Anticyclonic circulation 25, 30
Anticyclonic structures 25,27,30,34
Anticyclonic vorticity 52
Arsenic (As) distribution 426, 428-457
Atmospheric deposition 123, 128, 129
Autochthonus marine bacteria 191, 193
"Bacarozzi" Facies 1,4
Bacterial abundance 478-482, 486, 490,
491
Bacterial carbon production (BCP) 455458,490
Bacterial production 485
BacteriallMicrobial activity 333, 398,
403, 409, 411, 453, 454, 459, 460, 463,
484-486, 490
Bacterial/Microbial communities 476,
481,484,485,490,491
Bathyal community 338, 344,357,407
Bathyal enviroments 361
Benthic algal flora 346, 349
Benthic bathial assemblages 277-279,
281.283,286, 338, 344
Benthic biological activity 406, 407, 409
Benthic community 245, 246, 253-255,
260, 261, 277, 282, 304-307, 309-312,
338, 340, 344, 356, 357, 371, 376-378,
381,407
Benthicepuauna310
Benthic ecosystem 304
Benthic fauna 414. 422
Benthic macrofauna 366
Benthic organism 339, 352,353,357,406,
409
Benthic population 241,263,
Benthic thanatocoenoses 277
Biochemical activity 390
Biocoenoses 261.338,339,342,344,367,
381
Bioconstructions 235, 236, 239
Biodiversity 215, 216, 235, 289, 338, 340,
344, 352, 353, 355, 358, 360, 366, 369,
371,372.374,380,381,390,398
Biogeochemical cycles 123,129,406,414,
467,484
Biogeochemical distribution 9
Bioindicators 65,69,91,94, 133,139, 181,
188,255,258,316,346,371,396
Biological activity 418, 422, 424
Biological assimilation 37,41,42
Biological processes 37,41,
Biomarkers 65-69,77, 78, 82, 83, 89
Biometry 221, 222, 224
Biopolymeric organic carbon (BPC)
105-111
Bioturbation 330,418.422
Borers Polichaetes 398-403
Boring index 399, 400, 402
Brackish ecosystems 321
"Canopy-forming" species 346, 348-350
Canyoning 1
Carbon flux 484, 485, 490
Carbon production 484, 486-490
Cephalopods 202-206
Chemical parameters 12
Cladocerans 181, 183, 185, 190
Clionid sponges 235-239
Clustering procedures 271-274
Coastal currents 19,23
Colonisation dynamic 316.323
Contaminants 65,68,69, 71, 77, 79, 89,
91
Copepods 155-157, 159-161, 166, 167,
181, 183, 185, 188, 200, 201,203, 212,
223,352,353,356,357
Coralligenous biocoenoses 235,239
Coralligenous communities 235, 236,
239
Coralligenous ledges 237-239
Corals assemblages 360
Corals 360-364
Cyclonic circulation 25,28, 30, 49, 52, 53,
58,374
Cyclonic structures 25, 27, 30, 34, 349.
416
Cyclonic vorticity 52
Deep water characteristic 360, 361, 363,
364
Deposit feeders 366, 372
Deposition fluxes 123, 125, 126, 128
Detritus 317,320-322, 331-333, 336,435,
438, 442-445
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) 406
Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen (DIN) 3742,225-229,230,232,459
Dissolved Inorganic Phosphorus (DIP)
37-42.459
Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) 116,
119, 120, 407, 454, 455, 457, 459, 463,
481,485,490,491
Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) 115121,414,463,480-482,490
Dissolved Organic Nitrogen (DON) 3742,418
Dissolved Organic Phosphorus (DON)
37-42
Distrophy 466, 467, 471, 473,484
DOC accumulation 454
DOC concentration 454, 457-459, 461,
463
"nohrn and Magnaghi" canyons 4-7
Ecological indices 215,216,218,220
Enzymatic activity 323. 325-327. 390,
396,484-490
Epibiosis 241-244
Epuauna 317-320
Epuaunal assemblages 310,337
Epipelagic food web 197.205
Epiphytes 292,468
Euphausiids 131,133,135,136,139,140,
200,201,203,205
Extracellular Organic Matter (EOM)
115-121
Extracellular polysaccharides 61-63
Feeding activity 399
Feeding behaviour 263, 268
Feeding habits 200, 201, 203, 209, 221,
222,224
Feeding rhythms 209,210,213
Fish assemblages 379
Fish larval biomass 143, 146, 147
Fish larval distribution 144,145
Flow cytometry 171-173
Fluorescence 115-121, 171,172,174, 183,
186.179
Food item 201-204,209, 212, 213, 221224
Fouling phenomenon 319
Functional characteristic 297
Gas discharges 352
Gaseous seepage 355
Gastric evalua.tion 209,210,212,213
Genetic/genotypic diversity 384-388
Genotypic frequencies 316, 317
Geochemical anomalies 426-428, 431, 432
Geochemical cycles 427
Geochemical transports 9-10,15-16
Glucose-Phosphate Isomerase (GPI)
390-392,396
Glutathione (GSH) 85, 86, 88
Grazing pressure 481, 482
Ground-fishes 215,216
Growth rates 317,318,320,441
Algal assemblages 346
Alleles 316,317,326,327,384,385
Amphipods 390-396
Anatomical characteristic 297
Anticyclonic circulation 25, 30
Anticyclonic structures 25,27,30,34
Anticyclonic vorticity 52
Arsenic (As) distribution 426, 428-457
Atmospheric deposition 123, 128, 129
Autochthonus marine bacteria 191, 193
"Bacarozzi" Facies 1,4
Bacterial abundance 478-482, 486, 490,
491
Bacterial carbon production (BCP) 455458,490
Bacterial production 485
BacteriallMicrobial activity 333, 398,
403, 409, 411, 453, 454, 459, 460, 463,
484-486, 490
Bacterial/Microbial communities 476,
481,484,485,490,491
Bathyal community 338, 344,357,407
Bathyal enviroments 361
Benthic algal flora 346, 349
Benthic bathial assemblages 277-279,
281.283,286, 338, 344
Benthic biological activity 406, 407, 409
Benthic community 245, 246, 253-255,
260, 261, 277, 282, 304-307, 309-312,
338, 340, 344, 356, 357, 371, 376-378,
381,407
Benthicepuauna310
Benthic ecosystem 304
Benthic fauna 414. 422
Benthic macrofauna 366
Benthic organism 339, 352,353,357,406,
409
Benthic population 241,263,
Benthic thanatocoenoses 277
Biochemical activity 390
Biocoenoses 261.338,339,342,344,367,
381
Bioconstructions 235, 236, 239
Biodiversity 215, 216, 235, 289, 338, 340,
344, 352, 353, 355, 358, 360, 366, 369,
371,372.374,380,381,390,398
Biogeochemical cycles 123,129,406,414,
467,484
Biogeochemical distribution 9
Bioindicators 65,69,91,94, 133,139, 181,
188,255,258,316,346,371,396
Biological activity 418, 422, 424
Biological assimilation 37,41,42
Biological processes 37,41,
Biomarkers 65-69,77, 78, 82, 83, 89
Biometry 221, 222, 224
Biopolymeric organic carbon (BPC)
105-111
Bioturbation 330,418.422
Borers Polichaetes 398-403
Boring index 399, 400, 402
Brackish ecosystems 321
"Canopy-forming" species 346, 348-350
Canyoning 1
Carbon flux 484, 485, 490
Carbon production 484, 486-490
Cephalopods 202-206
Chemical parameters 12
Cladocerans 181, 183, 185, 190
Clionid sponges 235-239
Clustering procedures 271-274
Coastal currents 19,23
Colonisation dynamic 316.323
Contaminants 65,68,69, 71, 77, 79, 89,
91
Copepods 155-157, 159-161, 166, 167,
181, 183, 185, 188, 200, 201,203, 212,
223,352,353,356,357
Coralligenous biocoenoses 235,239
Coralligenous communities 235, 236,
239
Coralligenous ledges 237-239
Corals assemblages 360
Corals 360-364
Cyclonic circulation 25,28, 30, 49, 52, 53,
58,374
Cyclonic structures 25, 27, 30, 34, 349.
416
Cyclonic vorticity 52
Deep water characteristic 360, 361, 363,
364
Deposit feeders 366, 372
Deposition fluxes 123, 125, 126, 128
Detritus 317,320-322, 331-333, 336,435,
438, 442-445
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) 406
Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen (DIN) 3742,225-229,230,232,459
Dissolved Inorganic Phosphorus (DIP)
37-42.459
Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) 116,
119, 120, 407, 454, 455, 457, 459, 463,
481,485,490,491
Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) 115121,414,463,480-482,490
Dissolved Organic Nitrogen (DON) 3742,418
Dissolved Organic Phosphorus (DON)
37-42
Distrophy 466, 467, 471, 473,484
DOC accumulation 454
DOC concentration 454, 457-459, 461,
463
"nohrn and Magnaghi" canyons 4-7
Ecological indices 215,216,218,220
Enzymatic activity 323. 325-327. 390,
396,484-490
Epibiosis 241-244
Epuauna 317-320
Epuaunal assemblages 310,337
Epipelagic food web 197.205
Epiphytes 292,468
Euphausiids 131,133,135,136,139,140,
200,201,203,205
Extracellular Organic Matter (EOM)
115-121
Extracellular polysaccharides 61-63
Feeding activity 399
Feeding behaviour 263, 268
Feeding habits 200, 201, 203, 209, 221,
222,224
Feeding rhythms 209,210,213
Fish assemblages 379
Fish larval biomass 143, 146, 147
Fish larval distribution 144,145
Flow cytometry 171-173
Fluorescence 115-121, 171,172,174, 183,
186.179
Food item 201-204,209, 212, 213, 221224
Fouling phenomenon 319
Functional characteristic 297
Gas discharges 352
Gaseous seepage 355
Gastric evalua.tion 209,210,212,213
Genetic/genotypic diversity 384-388
Genotypic frequencies 316, 317
Geochemical anomalies 426-428, 431, 432
Geochemical cycles 427
Geochemical transports 9-10,15-16
Glucose-Phosphate Isomerase (GPI)
390-392,396
Glutathione (GSH) 85, 86, 88
Grazing pressure 481, 482
Ground-fishes 215,216
Growth rates 317,318,320,441