The Biology of the Indian OceanB. Zeitzschel, S.A. Gerlach This volume contains the proceedings of a Symposium held at the University of Kiel, Germany, from 31 March to 6 April, 1971. The Symposium was organized by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the Marine Productivity section of the International Biological Programme (IBPIPM) with the assistance of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the International Association of Biological Oceanography (IABO). The aim of the Symposium was to summarize present knowledge of the biology of the Indian Ocean. Twenty-two presentations by invited speakers reviewed the research work carried out during the International Indian Ocean Expedition (lIOE) 1959 -1965, the first cooperative project coordinated by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). In addition, reports were presented of postexpedition examination of material and of more recent investigations relevant to the aims of the lIOE. In keeping with the aims of "Ecological Studies", the present volume contains much new information and some synthesis, all directed towards obtaining an understanding of the functioning and organization of the ecosystem of the Indian Ocean. The plan of the Symposium was to present the relevant meteorological, physical, chemical and geological background and to follow this with the various aspects of biological oceanography. Because of the uneven stage of development of the different disciplines, the papers included in this volume vary in their analytical level. |
Contents
Primary Production and Standing Stock of Phytoplankton and Bacteria | 115 |
Anton Bruun during the International Indian Ocean Expedition | 155 |
319 | 158 |
Standing Stock and Distribution of Phytoplankton Zooplankton | 189 |
bution of Copepoda in the Indian Ocean | 331 |
Planktonic Amphipods in the Indian Ocean | 349 |
Transfer of Organic Matter in Different Trophic Levels | 475 |
References | 521 |
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abundance Africa Agulhas Andaman Sea Antarctic Anton Bruun Arabian coast Arabian Sea Atlantic backwater Bay of Bengal biological biomass bottom Cape Ceratium chaetognaths chlorophyll coast of India coastal Cochin collections concentration copepods correlated cruise density depth dinoflagellates east eastern Equator Eucalanus Euphausia fauna genus Gulf of Aden gyre haul IIOE Indian Ocean IOBC Kalpeni Kavaratti lagoon latitudes layer Limacina inflata maximum micronekton night nitrate northern number of species nutrients O₂ observations occur oceanographic organic phosphorus oxygen Pacific pacifica particulate Persian Gulf phosphate phytoplankton pigments plankton primary production range recorded Red Sea region Sagitta salinity samples seasonal sediments shelf shows Somali coast Somali Current South Equatorial Current southern specimens stations subsurface subtropical surface water Table temperature thermocline tropical tuna upwelling values variation vertical distribution water masses west coast western Indian Ocean yellowfin zone zooplankton Δ Δ µg-at