Subject and Geographical Index
225
passive dispersal 3
- transport 1,71,88,89,91,125, 129, 130,
134, 137-139, 155, 162-164, 167, 168,
170
pathogenic (effect of the parasites) 140, 141
pelagic 78,127, 131, 139, 141, 142
Peloponnesos 130
Pelusian branch 24, 25, 27, 30 (see also Nile
branches)
Pelusium (Bahr Beni Menaga, Tel Farama)
24,25,28-30,32,95
-, Gulf of (Gulf ofTina) 24,95, 123, 127
Persian Gulf 22,66,82-86,91,93,96,98,
100--104,107,110,113
- -, biota 86
- -, metahaline environments 82-86
- -,sabkhas 66
- -, salinities 22, 83, 86
-, temperatures 83
phytal 80
phytoplankton 90, 127, 131, 156
- blooms 127
- counts 127
- organisms 131
plankton, planktonic 4, 22, 30, 36, 49, 50,
71,74,77,78,87,121,123,125,127,134-139, 156, 157
planktonic algae 127, 134
- Copepoda 49
- "epibenthic" organisms 77
- Foraminifera 19,23
- larvae 71, 77, 78, 125, 137, 139
planktotrophic larvae 139
plant associations 69
- communities 80
- detritus 124
"Plant Zones" 69 (see also Bitter Lake)
plate tectonics 10
Pleistocene 2, 4, 14, 15-30, 155, 156, 168,
169
- adaptations 2
- bio ta 4
- faunal movement 4, 158
- fluctuations 4
- glaciations 4
- history 20, 23
Mediterranean 18, 155, 156
- "pulsations" 5, 155
- Red Sea 23
- salinity 4
- temperature 4
Plinius 35
Pliocene 10--14,17,19,20,24
- fauna 13
Pluvial 19, 21
Pola (ship) 47,56,62
pollution 3,47,62,63, 74, 76, 147, 157, 165,
170 (see also oil pollution)
Port Said 24,25, 34, 41, 42, 44, 48, 51, 52,
55-58,61,71-73,78,90--115,123-127,
133, 154, 163
- - harbour 61,91,115
outlet, structure of 154
- - pier 154
- -, salinity 58, 61
Port Suez 52,93,94
Port Taufiq 52, 76,92,93,95, 102, 103, 109,
161-163
Postglacial 2,4, 18, 165,
- faunal adjustments 4
Postpleistocene 24--30
preadaptation 3, 76, 82, 86
"Pre-Lessepsian" 15,30-34,38,88,92,95,
132, 133, 141, 162, 165
-, Isthmian connections 141
- migrants 30-34, 168
-, shipping canal 165
primary production 50, 120, 127, 156
"propagula" 148
Ptolemeus II Philadelphus 30
Qantara (Kantara, EI Qantara) 30, 55, 72,
93-95,100,109,111
Qishon estuary (NahaI Qishon, Kishon) 78
Qoseir (Kosseir, Quseir) 14, 108, 162
Quaternary 14,20,21
radiocarbon dating 14,20,21
Rafiah (Rafah) 103
Ramses II (Sesostris) 29,30
Ras el Esh (Ech) 55, 94
Ras Matarma lagoon 83
Ras el Misalla 59
Ras M uhammad 160
Ras es Sudr 59
Red Sea 20-24,82-86, 157-165 (see also
Lessepsian migrants)
- -, basin 21
- -, bio ta 2,84,158
-, boulders 78
- -, coastal shallows 86
- -, colonization of 160,162
- -, currents55
- -, endemic species 22,158
- - entrance 57
- - fauna 22,24--26,73,80,87,158
- - faunal movements 47, 157-165
- -, fish fauna 22
- - fishes 48,89,141,157
- - graben 10,14
- -, hot brines 21, 22
- - immigrants 48, 123, 142, 147, 154
- -, intertidal species 80
225
passive dispersal 3
- transport 1,71,88,89,91,125, 129, 130,
134, 137-139, 155, 162-164, 167, 168,
170
pathogenic (effect of the parasites) 140, 141
pelagic 78,127, 131, 139, 141, 142
Peloponnesos 130
Pelusian branch 24, 25, 27, 30 (see also Nile
branches)
Pelusium (Bahr Beni Menaga, Tel Farama)
24,25,28-30,32,95
-, Gulf of (Gulf ofTina) 24,95, 123, 127
Persian Gulf 22,66,82-86,91,93,96,98,
100--104,107,110,113
- -, biota 86
- -, metahaline environments 82-86
- -,sabkhas 66
- -, salinities 22, 83, 86
-, temperatures 83
phytal 80
phytoplankton 90, 127, 131, 156
- blooms 127
- counts 127
- organisms 131
plankton, planktonic 4, 22, 30, 36, 49, 50,
71,74,77,78,87,121,123,125,127,134-139, 156, 157
planktonic algae 127, 134
- Copepoda 49
- "epibenthic" organisms 77
- Foraminifera 19,23
- larvae 71, 77, 78, 125, 137, 139
planktotrophic larvae 139
plant associations 69
- communities 80
- detritus 124
"Plant Zones" 69 (see also Bitter Lake)
plate tectonics 10
Pleistocene 2, 4, 14, 15-30, 155, 156, 168,
169
- adaptations 2
- bio ta 4
- faunal movement 4, 158
- fluctuations 4
- glaciations 4
- history 20, 23
Mediterranean 18, 155, 156
- "pulsations" 5, 155
- Red Sea 23
- salinity 4
- temperature 4
Plinius 35
Pliocene 10--14,17,19,20,24
- fauna 13
Pluvial 19, 21
Pola (ship) 47,56,62
pollution 3,47,62,63, 74, 76, 147, 157, 165,
170 (see also oil pollution)
Port Said 24,25, 34, 41, 42, 44, 48, 51, 52,
55-58,61,71-73,78,90--115,123-127,
133, 154, 163
- - harbour 61,91,115
outlet, structure of 154
- - pier 154
- -, salinity 58, 61
Port Suez 52,93,94
Port Taufiq 52, 76,92,93,95, 102, 103, 109,
161-163
Postglacial 2,4, 18, 165,
- faunal adjustments 4
Postpleistocene 24--30
preadaptation 3, 76, 82, 86
"Pre-Lessepsian" 15,30-34,38,88,92,95,
132, 133, 141, 162, 165
-, Isthmian connections 141
- migrants 30-34, 168
-, shipping canal 165
primary production 50, 120, 127, 156
"propagula" 148
Ptolemeus II Philadelphus 30
Qantara (Kantara, EI Qantara) 30, 55, 72,
93-95,100,109,111
Qishon estuary (NahaI Qishon, Kishon) 78
Qoseir (Kosseir, Quseir) 14, 108, 162
Quaternary 14,20,21
radiocarbon dating 14,20,21
Rafiah (Rafah) 103
Ramses II (Sesostris) 29,30
Ras el Esh (Ech) 55, 94
Ras Matarma lagoon 83
Ras el Misalla 59
Ras M uhammad 160
Ras es Sudr 59
Red Sea 20-24,82-86, 157-165 (see also
Lessepsian migrants)
- -, basin 21
- -, bio ta 2,84,158
-, boulders 78
- -, coastal shallows 86
- -, colonization of 160,162
- -, currents55
- -, endemic species 22,158
- - entrance 57
- - fauna 22,24--26,73,80,87,158
- - faunal movements 47, 157-165
- -, fish fauna 22
- - fishes 48,89,141,157
- - graben 10,14
- -, hot brines 21, 22
- - immigrants 48, 123, 142, 147, 154
- -, intertidal species 80