CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FIGURES vii
4. TABLES xi
5. CONTRIBUTORS xiii
6. FOREWORD xv
7. PREFACE xvii
8. OVERVIEW xix
9. 1. Introduction 1
10. 2. Marine Pelagic Environment 15
11. 3. Pelagic Biota 36
12. 4. Marine Benthic Environment 68
13. 5. Benthic Biota 83
14. 6. Ecosystem Characteristics 137
15. APPENDICES
16. A. Overall Base Line Results 157
17. B. Maps of Variables' Geographic Distributions 199
18. REFERENCES 221
19. INDEX 231