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The 34th European Marine Biology Symposium was held in Ponta Delgada, The Azores, between 13th and 17th September 1999. It was organised by the University of the Azores in association with the Municipal Museum of Funchal (Madeira), and the Plymouth Environment Research Centre (University of Plymouth, UK). The selected topics, dictated by the position of the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean, were: `Ecology and Evolution on Island Shores', `The Open Ocean', and `The Deep Ocean'. Each topic was introduced by a recognised expert of international reputation and these keynote reviews provide authoritative summaries of the current status of these very important topics in marine biology. The 35 papers which make up this volume bring new ideas and concepts relating to the functioning of marine systems extending from the intertidal, through the pelagic realm down to the deep sea. The book covers many aspects of the biology of marine organisms and will have wide interest to all those interested in the life of the world's oceans.
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lsland, Ocean and Deep-Sea Biology Developments in Hydrobiology 152 Series editor H. J. Dumont lsland, Ocean and Deep-Sea Biology Proceedings of the 34th European Marine Biology Symposium, held in Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal, 13-17 September 1999 Edited by M.B. Jones, 1 J.M.N. Azevedo, 2 A.l. Neto, 2 A.C. Costa2 & A.M. Frias Martins2 1 Plymouth Environmental Research Centre (Oepartment of Biologica/ Sciences), University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 SAA, U.K. 2 Sec9ăo de Biologia Marinha, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade dos A9ores, Rua da Măe de Oeus 58, 9501-801 Panta Oe/gada, Portugal Reprinted from Hydrobiologia, volume 440 (2000) Springer-Science+Business Media, B.V. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-90-481-5663-4 ISBN 978-94-017-1982-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-1982-7 Printed on acid-free paper Ali Rights reserved © 2000 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht Originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 2000 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2000 No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. V TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface List of participants IX Xl-Xll Ecology and Evolution on Island Shores INVITED KEYNOTE ADDRESS Thoughts on the ecology and evolution of the intertidal biota of the Azores and other Atlantic islands S.J. Hawkins, H.B.S.M. Corte-Real, F.G. Pannacciulli, L.C. Weber, J.D.D. Bishop 3-17 A provisional classification of algal characterized rocky shore biotopes in the Azores 1. Tittley, A.I. Neto 19-25 Variability at different spatial scales of a coralligenous assemblage at Giannutri Island (Thscan Archipelago, northwest Mediterranean) F. Ferdeghini, S. Acunto, S. Cocito, F. Cinelli 27-36 Diversity, recruitment and competition on island shores at south-polar localities compared with lower latitudes: encrusting community examples D.K.A. Barnes 37-44 Are kelp holdfasts islands on the ocean ftoor? - indication for temporarily closed aggregations of peracarid crustaceans M. Thiel, J.A. Vâsquez 45-54 A sponge diversity centre within a marine 'island' J.J. Bell, D.K.A. Barnes 55-64 An offshore buoy as a small artificial island and a fish aggregating device (FAD) in the Mediterranean G. Relini, M. Relini, L. Relini Orsi,