224
Subject and Geographical Index
meiobenthic, meiobenthos 31, 148 (see also
benthic)
M elanopsis fauna 11
Menzaleh (lock) 99,102 [see also Lake
Manzala (Menzaleh)]
meroplanktonic larvae 77
Mersa Matruch 98, 105
Mersin Bay (Gulf of Mersin) 96, 104, 106,
107, 112, 121, 124, 129, 132, 145
- -, benthic biomass 121
Messinian (salinity crisis) 11, 12, 15
metahaline, "metahalinicum" 2,73,75-77,
82~,139
- conditions 76, 84
-, definition ofterm 82
- environments 82--86
- species 73, 75, 82, 83
- waterbodies 84
microplankton 87
Migrant biota 87-170 (see also Lessepsian migrants)
migrants, see Lessepsian, anti-Lessepsian,
pre-Lessepsian
migration, see Lessepsian, anti-Lessepsian,
pre-Lessepsian
-, unidirectional 1, 90, 157
migrational phenomenon 128, 157
Mikhmoret 92,93,96,124,125,147
-, intertidal zonation pattern 147
Miocene 2,7,9-15 (see also Messinian)
- fauna 11
monophagous, monophagy 139
Mons Cassius (Ras Burun, EI Kais) 34, 35
Mount Carmel, see Carmel
Museri Island (S. Red Sea) 22, 162-164
(see also Dahlak)
Nabq (Nabek) 83 [see also mangrove
lagoons (southern Sinai)]
Nahal Alexander 144,145
Nahal Yam (Mitzfaq, Misfaq) 34
Nahariya (Naharia) 97
Naples (Bay of, Gulf of Naples) 89,91, 115,
133
Napoleon 30,39
Nasser Project 46
Necho (Pharaoh) 29,30
Nefiche, Pools of 44
nektonic 81
neritic 22, 36
Netanya (Nathania) 99, 124
niche 7, 140, 142, 143, 148, 166
- competition 142
- conquest 140
- occupation 148
Nile River 2, 10, 14, 15, 19,20,24,25,2729, 30, 32, 35, 39, 41, 42, 44, 51-53, 56,
59,61,62, 118-121, 123 -127, 154, 156,
157, 165
- barrages 61
- blooms 127
- branches 24,27,29,30,53,126
- currents 125
- dams 52, 56, 125-127 (see also Aswan
High Dam)
- Delta 24,25,28,30,32,39,39,41,42,53,
118, 121, 123, 125, 127
- flood regime 24
- floods 24,27,28,32,35,51,59,61,119,
125,127
- -, annual discharge 125,126
- flow 2, 53, 56, 61, 62
-, fluviatile deposits 24, 121
- inflow (influx) 59, 154, 156, 157
-, nutrient rich deposits 121
- rise 56
-, sediments (deposited by) 15, 123, 124
- species 25
- terraces 24
- valley 10,14
- waters 25,27,42,52,56,59,61, 121, 125,
126, 127, 154
- -, damming of 119, 126
Nord-Ostsee Canal 165, 166
North Sea 165, 166
North Sinai (Mediterranean coast) 24, 116,
119, 123, 144
Northern Red Sea, see Red Sea
nu trients 50, 116, 120, 121, 156
nutrition, endosymbiotic 156
oil pollution 46,62,63,74, 76, 157
old canals 29,30,91
Oligocene 14
"one jump" migration 71, 128, 131 (see
also passive transport)
organogenic rock-platforms 124
Pacific Ocean 21, 159, 164-168
Palaeomediterranean 11,13-15,17,18
palaeontological 21,30
Palaeontology 3
Palermo 113
Palmahim (Yavne Yam) 92, 124
Panama Canal 165, 167, 168
- -, freshwater barrier 167
- -, system oflocks 167
parasitic species 90
parasitofauna, parasites 34,84,90, 127, 140,
141
parasitology, comparative 140, 141
Paratethys 10-12
Subject and Geographical Index
meiobenthic, meiobenthos 31, 148 (see also
benthic)
M elanopsis fauna 11
Menzaleh (lock) 99,102 [see also Lake
Manzala (Menzaleh)]
meroplanktonic larvae 77
Mersa Matruch 98, 105
Mersin Bay (Gulf of Mersin) 96, 104, 106,
107, 112, 121, 124, 129, 132, 145
- -, benthic biomass 121
Messinian (salinity crisis) 11, 12, 15
metahaline, "metahalinicum" 2,73,75-77,
82~,139
- conditions 76, 84
-, definition ofterm 82
- environments 82--86
- species 73, 75, 82, 83
- waterbodies 84
microplankton 87
Migrant biota 87-170 (see also Lessepsian migrants)
migrants, see Lessepsian, anti-Lessepsian,
pre-Lessepsian
migration, see Lessepsian, anti-Lessepsian,
pre-Lessepsian
-, unidirectional 1, 90, 157
migrational phenomenon 128, 157
Mikhmoret 92,93,96,124,125,147
-, intertidal zonation pattern 147
Miocene 2,7,9-15 (see also Messinian)
- fauna 11
monophagous, monophagy 139
Mons Cassius (Ras Burun, EI Kais) 34, 35
Mount Carmel, see Carmel
Museri Island (S. Red Sea) 22, 162-164
(see also Dahlak)
Nabq (Nabek) 83 [see also mangrove
lagoons (southern Sinai)]
Nahal Alexander 144,145
Nahal Yam (Mitzfaq, Misfaq) 34
Nahariya (Naharia) 97
Naples (Bay of, Gulf of Naples) 89,91, 115,
133
Napoleon 30,39
Nasser Project 46
Necho (Pharaoh) 29,30
Nefiche, Pools of 44
nektonic 81
neritic 22, 36
Netanya (Nathania) 99, 124
niche 7, 140, 142, 143, 148, 166
- competition 142
- conquest 140
- occupation 148
Nile River 2, 10, 14, 15, 19,20,24,25,2729, 30, 32, 35, 39, 41, 42, 44, 51-53, 56,
59,61,62, 118-121, 123 -127, 154, 156,
157, 165
- barrages 61
- blooms 127
- branches 24,27,29,30,53,126
- currents 125
- dams 52, 56, 125-127 (see also Aswan
High Dam)
- Delta 24,25,28,30,32,39,39,41,42,53,
118, 121, 123, 125, 127
- flood regime 24
- floods 24,27,28,32,35,51,59,61,119,
125,127
- -, annual discharge 125,126
- flow 2, 53, 56, 61, 62
-, fluviatile deposits 24, 121
- inflow (influx) 59, 154, 156, 157
-, nutrient rich deposits 121
- rise 56
-, sediments (deposited by) 15, 123, 124
- species 25
- terraces 24
- valley 10,14
- waters 25,27,42,52,56,59,61, 121, 125,
126, 127, 154
- -, damming of 119, 126
Nord-Ostsee Canal 165, 166
North Sea 165, 166
North Sinai (Mediterranean coast) 24, 116,
119, 123, 144
Northern Red Sea, see Red Sea
nu trients 50, 116, 120, 121, 156
nutrition, endosymbiotic 156
oil pollution 46,62,63,74, 76, 157
old canals 29,30,91
Oligocene 14
"one jump" migration 71, 128, 131 (see
also passive transport)
organogenic rock-platforms 124
Pacific Ocean 21, 159, 164-168
Palaeomediterranean 11,13-15,17,18
palaeontological 21,30
Palaeontology 3
Palermo 113
Palmahim (Yavne Yam) 92, 124
Panama Canal 165, 167, 168
- -, freshwater barrier 167
- -, system oflocks 167
parasitic species 90
parasitofauna, parasites 34,84,90, 127, 140,
141
parasitology, comparative 140, 141
Paratethys 10-12