GENERAL INDEX
557
– biomass, 336
– densities, 336
– Indonesian Seas, 286
pseudo-abyssal fauna, 287
pseudocopulation, 382
pseudofaeces, 345
pseudopodial nets, 340, 342
pseudopopulations, 59, 282
pteropods, 54
– calcareous tests, 183
– faecal pellets, 320
– particle production, 9
– scavengers, 281
– shells, 118, 270
230 Pu, 162
Puerto Rico Trench (Atlantic Ocean), 46, 115, 131
– bioturbation, 163
– faunal densities, 131
– food supply, 131
– sediments, 131
Puerto Rico (USA), 270
pulsed organic flux, 351, 352
pump system, 449
pycnogonids, 412
– reproduction, 394
pyrite, 268
Quaternary, 61
quill worms (see also Hyalinoecia in Systematic Index)
– Atlantic Ocean, 125–127
– dissolved organic matter as food source, 360
– modes of development, 386
– Red Sea, 283
– reproduction, 383
– scavengers, 191, 357
r/K continuum, 406
r/K-selection, 405–408
– Echinoidea, 407
– effects of depth, 406
r-selection, 406–408
r-strategists, 405
236 Ra, 346
racemization, 349
radial foraging, 345
radiation, 427, 428, 439
– global balance, 444
radioactive scale, 435
radioactive wastes, 3, 435–440, 476
– packaging methods, 436
– USS Scorpion, 439
– USS Thresher, 439
– USSR Komsomolets, 439
radioactivity, 437, 439
radiocarbon
14 C ageing, 320
radiolarians, 121, 324, 325, 337
– particle production, 9
– tests, 225
radiometric dating, 349
radionuclides, 195, 428–430, 439, 440
– transport routes, 428
– transport time, 428
radiotracers, 336, 346, 351, 362
radium (see also
236 Ra), 52
radon, 52
Rapoport’s Rule, 302, 303
rarefaction, 63, 247, 301, 302
rarity, 62
ratio of margin to open water, 111
rattails (Coryphaenoides rupestris), 125, 127
– Madeira Abyssal Plain, 156, 197, 208, 209
– necrophages, 152
rebound flux, 317, 328, 329
recolonization, 194
– experiments, 125, 165, 349
– Pacific Ocean, 212
– – abyssal equatorial Pacific, 204–206
– – California slope, 196, 197
– rates, 406
recolonization trays, 165
recompression, 348
recruitment in orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus), 457
red clay, 112, 118, 206, 225, 328
red crab (Geryon quinquedens), 125, 127, 391
Red Sea, 223, 226, 227, 266–268, 282, 283, 460
– Atlantis II Deep
– – mining, 450
– – sulphide deposits, 448
– bathymetry, 267
– bottom waters, 430
– characteristics, 49, 262
– evaporation, 261
– excess evaporation over freshwater inputs, 42
– exploitation, 283
– exploration
– – Pola expedition, 283
– fauna, 282, 283
– heavy metals, 430
– hydrography, 267, 268
– hydrothermal activity, 261
– metalliferous muds, 447
– mining, 450, 452
– morphology, 266, 267
– peripheral seas, 261
– prawns, 283
– primary production, 268
– salinity, 7, 49, 267
– sediments, 268
– temperature, 6, 49, 264, 267
– vertical flux, 268
– winds, 267
redeposition of sediment, 322
Redfield ratio, 360
reducing conditions, 359, 360
redundancy of senses, 74
refractory organic matter, 343, 344, 347, 365
refugia, 248
regenerated nutrients, 72
557
– biomass, 336
– densities, 336
– Indonesian Seas, 286
pseudo-abyssal fauna, 287
pseudocopulation, 382
pseudofaeces, 345
pseudopodial nets, 340, 342
pseudopopulations, 59, 282
pteropods, 54
– calcareous tests, 183
– faecal pellets, 320
– particle production, 9
– scavengers, 281
– shells, 118, 270
230 Pu, 162
Puerto Rico Trench (Atlantic Ocean), 46, 115, 131
– bioturbation, 163
– faunal densities, 131
– food supply, 131
– sediments, 131
Puerto Rico (USA), 270
pulsed organic flux, 351, 352
pump system, 449
pycnogonids, 412
– reproduction, 394
pyrite, 268
Quaternary, 61
quill worms (see also Hyalinoecia in Systematic Index)
– Atlantic Ocean, 125–127
– dissolved organic matter as food source, 360
– modes of development, 386
– Red Sea, 283
– reproduction, 383
– scavengers, 191, 357
r/K continuum, 406
r/K-selection, 405–408
– Echinoidea, 407
– effects of depth, 406
r-selection, 406–408
r-strategists, 405
236 Ra, 346
racemization, 349
radial foraging, 345
radiation, 427, 428, 439
– global balance, 444
radioactive scale, 435
radioactive wastes, 3, 435–440, 476
– packaging methods, 436
– USS Scorpion, 439
– USS Thresher, 439
– USSR Komsomolets, 439
radioactivity, 437, 439
radiocarbon
14 C ageing, 320
radiolarians, 121, 324, 325, 337
– particle production, 9
– tests, 225
radiometric dating, 349
radionuclides, 195, 428–430, 439, 440
– transport routes, 428
– transport time, 428
radiotracers, 336, 346, 351, 362
radium (see also
236 Ra), 52
radon, 52
Rapoport’s Rule, 302, 303
rarefaction, 63, 247, 301, 302
rarity, 62
ratio of margin to open water, 111
rattails (Coryphaenoides rupestris), 125, 127
– Madeira Abyssal Plain, 156, 197, 208, 209
– necrophages, 152
rebound flux, 317, 328, 329
recolonization, 194
– experiments, 125, 165, 349
– Pacific Ocean, 212
– – abyssal equatorial Pacific, 204–206
– – California slope, 196, 197
– rates, 406
recolonization trays, 165
recompression, 348
recruitment in orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus), 457
red clay, 112, 118, 206, 225, 328
red crab (Geryon quinquedens), 125, 127, 391
Red Sea, 223, 226, 227, 266–268, 282, 283, 460
– Atlantis II Deep
– – mining, 450
– – sulphide deposits, 448
– bathymetry, 267
– bottom waters, 430
– characteristics, 49, 262
– evaporation, 261
– excess evaporation over freshwater inputs, 42
– exploitation, 283
– exploration
– – Pola expedition, 283
– fauna, 282, 283
– heavy metals, 430
– hydrography, 267, 268
– hydrothermal activity, 261
– metalliferous muds, 447
– mining, 450, 452
– morphology, 266, 267
– peripheral seas, 261
– prawns, 283
– primary production, 268
– salinity, 7, 49, 267
– sediments, 268
– temperature, 6, 49, 264, 267
– vertical flux, 268
– winds, 267
redeposition of sediment, 322
Redfield ratio, 360
reducing conditions, 359, 360
redundancy of senses, 74
refractory organic matter, 343, 344, 347, 365
refugia, 248
regenerated nutrients, 72