GENERAL INDEX
abundance, 280–282
– Red Sea, 283
– variation with depth, 17
abyssal aprons, 115
abyssal plains, 115, 364, 473
– depth, 39
– habitat stability, 405
– K-strategists, 405
– munitions disposal, 434
– seasonality of food supply, 336
– sediment slump, 119
– sediments, 179
– turbidite-formed, 119
abyssopelagic zone
– characteristics, 59
– r/K-selection, 405
acoustic devices, 316
acoustic profiling, 326
actiniarians (see also sea anemones, and Actiniaria in Systematic
Index)
– Atlantic Ocean
– – Bay of Biscay, 138
– – densities, 141
– – Goban Spur, 138
– – seasonality, 123
active margins, 115
active suspension feeding, 341
active transport (see also biological transport), 316
Adamsite (diphenylaminochlorarsine), 434
adaptations to food scarcity, 339
Adelie Land (Southern Ocean), 251
adenosine diphosphate (ADP), 333
adenosine monophosphate (AMP), 333
adenosine triphosphate (ATP), 122, 132, 133, 159, 333
adenylates, 122, 324, 333
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea), 262, 263
– chlorofluorocarbons, 429
advection, 315, 327–329
– compared to sinking particle flux, 365
– downslope, 321, 364
– lateral, 340, 364, 366
– near-bed advective flux, 367
– stratified water, 340
– upper water column, 323
Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea), 262, 263
– exploration, 1
aeolian particle transport, 261
aerobic respiratory demand, 316
Agassiz trawls, 134
age-dependent mixing, 163, 346, 347
age markers, 352
aggregates, 331, 365, 428, 430
– detrital, 331
– transport, 331
aggregations, 401, 411
Agulhas Basin (Southern Ocean), 249
Agulhas Current (Indian Ocean), 221
air-lift system, 449
Alaminos Canyon (Gulf of Mexico), 285
Alaska (USA), 449
Alboran Sea (Mediterranean Sea), 263, 265
– sampling, 49
alcyonarians, see Alcyonaria in Systematic Index
Aleutian Trench (Pacific Ocean), 180, 189, 212
algal blooms, 326
Algerio-Proven¸ cal Basin (Mediterranean Sea), 262
Alicella gigantea, see Systematic Index
alimentary adaptations, 343–345
allochthonous communities, 284
– Gulf of Mexico, 284, 285
– – density, 285
– – macrofauna, 285
– – megafauna, 285
allochthonous material, 271, 274
allochthonous organic matter, 261
allochthonous system, 313
allogromiids, 123, 338
along-slope transport, 331
Alpha Cordillera (Arctic Ocean)
– sediments, 243
Alpha Ridge (Arctic Ocean), 241
Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge (Arctic Ocean), 240
alternation of generations, 60
Alvin Canyon (Atlantic Ocean), 127
Alvin sandwiches, 314, 333
alvinellids, 88, 382, 411, 416
AMAP (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme), 429, 431
Amazon Cone, 158
Amazon River, 42, 179, 270, 430
– effects on biomass, 158
amino acids, 321, 333, 359
ammunition, 433
ampharetid polychaetes
– Atlantic Ocean, 124, 125
– distribution in Mediterranean Sea, 279
– oxygen minimum zones, 230
– reproduction, 386
amphipods (see also Amphipoda in Systematic Index)
– adaptations to scavenging, 356
– Arctic Ocean, 246
– as prey, 20
– as scavengers, 59, 151, 152, 207, 209, 212, 356
– – foraging for living prey, 356
– – hovering, 356
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abundance, 280–282
– Red Sea, 283
– variation with depth, 17
abyssal aprons, 115
abyssal plains, 115, 364, 473
– depth, 39
– habitat stability, 405
– K-strategists, 405
– munitions disposal, 434
– seasonality of food supply, 336
– sediment slump, 119
– sediments, 179
– turbidite-formed, 119
abyssopelagic zone
– characteristics, 59
– r/K-selection, 405
acoustic devices, 316
acoustic profiling, 326
actiniarians (see also sea anemones, and Actiniaria in Systematic
Index)
– Atlantic Ocean
– – Bay of Biscay, 138
– – densities, 141
– – Goban Spur, 138
– – seasonality, 123
active margins, 115
active suspension feeding, 341
active transport (see also biological transport), 316
Adamsite (diphenylaminochlorarsine), 434
adaptations to food scarcity, 339
Adelie Land (Southern Ocean), 251
adenosine diphosphate (ADP), 333
adenosine monophosphate (AMP), 333
adenosine triphosphate (ATP), 122, 132, 133, 159, 333
adenylates, 122, 324, 333
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea), 262, 263
– chlorofluorocarbons, 429
advection, 315, 327–329
– compared to sinking particle flux, 365
– downslope, 321, 364
– lateral, 340, 364, 366
– near-bed advective flux, 367
– stratified water, 340
– upper water column, 323
Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea), 262, 263
– exploration, 1
aeolian particle transport, 261
aerobic respiratory demand, 316
Agassiz trawls, 134
age-dependent mixing, 163, 346, 347
age markers, 352
aggregates, 331, 365, 428, 430
– detrital, 331
– transport, 331
aggregations, 401, 411
Agulhas Basin (Southern Ocean), 249
Agulhas Current (Indian Ocean), 221
air-lift system, 449
Alaminos Canyon (Gulf of Mexico), 285
Alaska (USA), 449
Alboran Sea (Mediterranean Sea), 263, 265
– sampling, 49
alcyonarians, see Alcyonaria in Systematic Index
Aleutian Trench (Pacific Ocean), 180, 189, 212
algal blooms, 326
Algerio-Proven¸ cal Basin (Mediterranean Sea), 262
Alicella gigantea, see Systematic Index
alimentary adaptations, 343–345
allochthonous communities, 284
– Gulf of Mexico, 284, 285
– – density, 285
– – macrofauna, 285
– – megafauna, 285
allochthonous material, 271, 274
allochthonous organic matter, 261
allochthonous system, 313
allogromiids, 123, 338
along-slope transport, 331
Alpha Cordillera (Arctic Ocean)
– sediments, 243
Alpha Ridge (Arctic Ocean), 241
Alpha–Mendeleev Ridge (Arctic Ocean), 240
alternation of generations, 60
Alvin Canyon (Atlantic Ocean), 127
Alvin sandwiches, 314, 333
alvinellids, 88, 382, 411, 416
AMAP (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme), 429, 431
Amazon Cone, 158
Amazon River, 42, 179, 270, 430
– effects on biomass, 158
amino acids, 321, 333, 359
ammunition, 433
ampharetid polychaetes
– Atlantic Ocean, 124, 125
– distribution in Mediterranean Sea, 279
– oxygen minimum zones, 230
– reproduction, 386
amphipods (see also Amphipoda in Systematic Index)
– adaptations to scavenging, 356
– Arctic Ocean, 246
– as prey, 20
– as scavengers, 59, 151, 152, 207, 209, 212, 356
– – foraging for living prey, 356
– – hovering, 356
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