Advances in Marine Biology

Content: Front Cover
 Advances in Marine Biology
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 Contributors to Volume 68
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 Series Contents for Last Fifteen Years
 Chapter One: Ecology of Artificial Reefs in the Subtropics
 1. Introduction
 2. An Overview of AR Systems
 3. Advances in Understanding of Ecology of ARs in the Subtropics
 3.1. Fish attraction versus fish production
 3.2. Development of benthic communities on ARs
 3.3. Response of in situ benthic communities associated with ARs
 4. Further Studies on Trophic Relationships of ARs in the Subtropics
 4.1. Stable isotope analysis
 4.1.1. Study area and sampling scheme. 4.1.2. Collection of samples for stable isotope analysis4.1.3. Measurement of stable isotopes and elemental concentration
 4.1.4. Statistical analysis and isotope mixing model
 4.1.5. Isotopic compositions of Sham Wan and Lo Tik Wan samples
 4.2. Fatty acid analysis
 4.2.1. Fatty acid extraction and gas chromatography analysis
 4.2.2. Fatty acid profiles of Sham Wan and Lo Tik Wan samples
 5. Further Research Areas
 Acknowledgments
 References
 Chapter Two: Reproductive Biology of Female Norway Lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758) Leach, in Icelandic Water ... 
 1. Introduction. 2. Previous Investigations3. Materials and Methods
 3.1. Classification of female maturity stages
 3.2. Maturity size
 3.3. Reproductive cycle
 3.4. Sex composition
 3.5. Fecundity
 4. Results and Discussion
 4.1. Female maturity stages
 4.2. Maturity and breeding size variations
 4.2.1. Spatial and temporal variations in maturity ogives
 4.2.2. Spatial and temporal variations in minimum ovigerous size
 4.2.3. Relative growth and SOM
 4.2.4. Discussion
 4.2.4.1. Estimations of size at maturity and breeding
 4.2.4.2. Minimum ovigerous size
 4.2.4.3. Relative growth and maturity. 4.2.4.4. Geographical variations in female maturity4.3. Reproductive cycle
 4.3.1. Biennial cycle of spawning and hatching
 4.3.2. Spatial variations
 4.3.3. Temporal variations
 4.3.4. Spawning size variations
 4.3.5. Reproduction and monthly female size variations
 4.3.6. Biennial spawning, growth and size difference between sexes
 4.3.7. Geographical and environmental discussion
 4.4. Sex composition
 4.4.1. Annual and seasonal variations in sex ratio
 4.4.2. Temporal, spatial and fishery-induced variations in sex ratio
 4.4.3. Monthly length distributions by sex and size. 4.4.4. Discussion4.5. Fecundity
 4.5.1. Oocyte and early egg-bearing fecundity
 4.5.2. Geographical variations and discussion
 5. Summary and Conclusions
 Acknowledgments
 References
 Subject Index
 Taxonomic Index.