GENERAL INDEX
565
– mini-blooms, 318
squat lobsters, 88, 95, 186, 229, 388, 394, 412, 413
SRA (stable reference area), 460
stability–time hypothesis, 295, 296
stable isotope analysis, 320, 333, 342, 346–348, 358, 361, 407,
416
stable reference area (SRA), 460
Station ‘M’ (Pacific Ocean, off California)
– deposit feeders, 345, 348
– detrital aggregates, 337
– foraminifera, 338
– location, 180
– megafauna, 187
– particle flux, 336, 348, 363
– phytodetritus, 190
– resuspension, 328
– sediment community oxygen consumption (SCOC), 190, 352
sterols, 229
Stokes Law, 327
stomach contents (see also gut contents), 320, 345, 347, 357, 363
stomiatoid (fish) species (see also Gonostomadidae,
Malacosteidae, Melanostomatiidae, Sternoptychidae in
Systematic List of Genera), 58
Storegga area (Northeast Atlantic Ocean), 118
Strait of Gibraltar, 49, 115, 261–263, 430
– orogenic closure, 263
Strait of Lifamatola (Indonesia), 273
Strait of Yucatan (Caribbean), 262, 269
Straits of Florida (Gulf of Mexico), 159, 271
– particulate organic carbon (POC), 160
Straits of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea), 261, 262, 264
stratosphere, 429
streamers (tongues of cold water) seen on satellite images, 67
strong currents, 113
strontium, 428
Subantarctic Front, 181
subduction zones, 111, 276
submarine cables, 446
submarine canyons, 115, 118, 126–128, 165, 179, 184, 280, 330,
365
– concentration of plant remains, 353
submerged banks, 317
submersibles, 51, 72, 319, 335, 354, 358, 440, 444, 455, 475
– Alvin, 154, 314, 333, 337
– hydrothermal vents, 475
– observation of gelatinous species, 55
– observation of hatchetfishes, 56
subpolar zone, 119
substrata
– community composition, 87, 88
– – organic remains, 89
– – seeps, 88
– – vents, 88
subsurface reducing habitats, 87
Subtropical Convergence, 111, 323
Subtropical Front, 181
Subtropical Gyre, 117, 119, 120
subtropical zone, 119
Suez Canal, 279
sugars, labile, 333
Sulawesi (Indonesia), 272
Sulawesi Sea (Indonesia), 273, 274
– sampling, 286
sulphate, 68
sulphate regulation, 73
sulphide, 355
– biomes, 450
– deposits, 447, 448, 451
Sulu Sea (Indonesia), 273, 286
– turbidity currents, 431
sunlight, 39
supply-side deficit, 328
suprabenthos, 281
surface emplacement, 442
surface production, 112, 265
– proportion entering the deep ocean, 318
surface water, 115
Surinam, 390
Suruga Bay (Japan)
– contamination, 430
suspension feeders, 20, 27, 50, 54, 69, 338–343
– active, 20, 23, 341
– Atlantic Ocean
– – Goban Spur, 138
– – Northwest African margin, 140
– – Rockall Trough, 134
– blocked mechanisms, 342
– carnivory, 341
– changes with depth, 20, 23, 340, 341
– dwarfing, 23
– effects of near-bottom flow, 28
– epifaunal, 342
– feather stars, 28
– food supply, 350
– gigantism, 24
– Pacific Ocean, 184
– – equatorial Pacific, 204
– – oligotrophic abyss, 209
– – seamounts, 210
– particle size spectra, 342
– passive, 20, 28, 341
– response to hydrodynamics on the continental margin, 339
– sessile, 342
– small living prey, 341
– soft bottoms, 20
– Southern Ocean, 254
– strategies, 20, 21
sustainability, 459, 460
– fishing, 457
sustainable development, 459
Svalbard, 428
Swedish Deep Sea Expedition, 267
swimbladders, 58, 73
swimming crab (Charybdis smithii), 68
symbiosis, 94, 95
– bivalves, 94
– cladorhizids, 94
– extracellular, 95
565
– mini-blooms, 318
squat lobsters, 88, 95, 186, 229, 388, 394, 412, 413
SRA (stable reference area), 460
stability–time hypothesis, 295, 296
stable isotope analysis, 320, 333, 342, 346–348, 358, 361, 407,
416
stable reference area (SRA), 460
Station ‘M’ (Pacific Ocean, off California)
– deposit feeders, 345, 348
– detrital aggregates, 337
– foraminifera, 338
– location, 180
– megafauna, 187
– particle flux, 336, 348, 363
– phytodetritus, 190
– resuspension, 328
– sediment community oxygen consumption (SCOC), 190, 352
sterols, 229
Stokes Law, 327
stomach contents (see also gut contents), 320, 345, 347, 357, 363
stomiatoid (fish) species (see also Gonostomadidae,
Malacosteidae, Melanostomatiidae, Sternoptychidae in
Systematic List of Genera), 58
Storegga area (Northeast Atlantic Ocean), 118
Strait of Gibraltar, 49, 115, 261–263, 430
– orogenic closure, 263
Strait of Lifamatola (Indonesia), 273
Strait of Yucatan (Caribbean), 262, 269
Straits of Florida (Gulf of Mexico), 159, 271
– particulate organic carbon (POC), 160
Straits of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea), 261, 262, 264
stratosphere, 429
streamers (tongues of cold water) seen on satellite images, 67
strong currents, 113
strontium, 428
Subantarctic Front, 181
subduction zones, 111, 276
submarine cables, 446
submarine canyons, 115, 118, 126–128, 165, 179, 184, 280, 330,
365
– concentration of plant remains, 353
submerged banks, 317
submersibles, 51, 72, 319, 335, 354, 358, 440, 444, 455, 475
– Alvin, 154, 314, 333, 337
– hydrothermal vents, 475
– observation of gelatinous species, 55
– observation of hatchetfishes, 56
subpolar zone, 119
substrata
– community composition, 87, 88
– – organic remains, 89
– – seeps, 88
– – vents, 88
subsurface reducing habitats, 87
Subtropical Convergence, 111, 323
Subtropical Front, 181
Subtropical Gyre, 117, 119, 120
subtropical zone, 119
Suez Canal, 279
sugars, labile, 333
Sulawesi (Indonesia), 272
Sulawesi Sea (Indonesia), 273, 274
– sampling, 286
sulphate, 68
sulphate regulation, 73
sulphide, 355
– biomes, 450
– deposits, 447, 448, 451
Sulu Sea (Indonesia), 273, 286
– turbidity currents, 431
sunlight, 39
supply-side deficit, 328
suprabenthos, 281
surface emplacement, 442
surface production, 112, 265
– proportion entering the deep ocean, 318
surface water, 115
Surinam, 390
Suruga Bay (Japan)
– contamination, 430
suspension feeders, 20, 27, 50, 54, 69, 338–343
– active, 20, 23, 341
– Atlantic Ocean
– – Goban Spur, 138
– – Northwest African margin, 140
– – Rockall Trough, 134
– blocked mechanisms, 342
– carnivory, 341
– changes with depth, 20, 23, 340, 341
– dwarfing, 23
– effects of near-bottom flow, 28
– epifaunal, 342
– feather stars, 28
– food supply, 350
– gigantism, 24
– Pacific Ocean, 184
– – equatorial Pacific, 204
– – oligotrophic abyss, 209
– – seamounts, 210
– particle size spectra, 342
– passive, 20, 28, 341
– response to hydrodynamics on the continental margin, 339
– sessile, 342
– small living prey, 341
– soft bottoms, 20
– Southern Ocean, 254
– strategies, 20, 21
sustainability, 459, 460
– fishing, 457
sustainable development, 459
Svalbard, 428
Swedish Deep Sea Expedition, 267
swimbladders, 58, 73
swimming crab (Charybdis smithii), 68
symbiosis, 94, 95
– bivalves, 94
– cladorhizids, 94
– extracellular, 95