Toc: Content: Front Matter, Page iiiCopyright, Page ivFOREWORD, Page xi, B.F. KEEGAN, P.ó CéIDIGH, P.J.S. BOADENOPENING ADDRESS, Pages xiii-xvi, Padraig ó CéidighLIST OF PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR ADDRESSES, Pages xvii-xxxPREVIOUS EUROPEAN SYMPOSIA ON MARINE BIOLOGY, Pages xxxi-xxxiiiDAILY VARIATION IN DICHELOPANDALUS BONNIERI (CAULLERY) AS A COMPONENT OF THE EPIBENTHOS, Pages 1-6, A.H.Y. Al-Adhub, E. NaylorCOMMUNITY STRUCTURES OF SOFT-BOTTOM MACROFAUNA IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BALTIC), Pages 7-20, Ann-Britt Andersin, Julius Lassig, Henrik SandlerA DROP-TRAP INVESTIGATION OF THE ABUNDANCE OF FISH IN VERY SHALLOW WATER IN THE ASKö AREA, NORTHERN BALTIC PROPER, Pages 21-30, Gunnar Aneer, Sture NellbringRESULTS AND PROBLEMS OF AN “UNSUCCESSFUL” BENTHOS CAGE PREDATION EXPERIMENT (Western Baltic), Pages 31-44, Wolf E. ArntzTHE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A ‘LITTORAL’ NAUPLIUS, Pages 45-56, H. Barnes, Margaret BarnesPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS ON ESTUARINE BIVALVE MOLLUSCS IN THE FIELD, Pages 57-68, B.L. Bayne, J. Widdows, R.I.E. NewellVARIABILITY OF GROWTH RATE OF Macoma balthica (L.) IN THE WADDEN SEA IN RELATION TO AVAILABILITY OF FOOD, Pages 69-77, J.J. Beukema, G.C. Cadee, J.J.M. JansenSTUDIES ON ANAEROBIC NITROGEN FIXATION IN THE SEDIMENTS OF TWO SCOTTISH SEA-LOCHS, Pages 79-84, D. Blake, J.W. LeftleyPRODUCTION PRIMAIRE SAISONNIERE DU MICROPHYTOBENTHOS DES SABLES ENVASES EN BAIE DE CONCARNEAU, Pages 85-92, Denise BoucherMODIOLUS MODIOLUS (L.)-AN AUTECOLOGICAL STUDY, Pages 93-100, R.A. Brown, R. SeedDISTRIBUTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A LANICE CONCHILEGA ASSOCIATION IN THE WESER ESTUARY (FRG), WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE SUSPENSION—FEEDING BEHAVIOUR OF LANICE CONCHILEGA, Pages 101-113, K.-J. Buhr, J.E. WinterLE MACROBENTHOS DES FONDS MEUBLES DE LA MANCHE: DISTRIBUTION GENERALE ET ECOLOGIE, Pages 115-128, Louis Cabioch, Franck GentilCOLONISATION ET DISTRIBUTION SPATIALE DES COPEPODES DANS DES LAGUNES SEMI-ARTIFICIELLES, Pages 129-146, Jacques Castel et, Pierre LasserreRECRUTEMENT ET SUCCESSION DU BENTHOS ROCHEUX SUBLITTORAL, Pages 147-154, Annie CastricANNUAL MACROFAUNA PRODUCTION OF A SOFT BOTTOM IN THE NORTHERN BALTIC PROPER, Pages 155-164, Hans CederwallEVOLUTION DANS LE TEMPS DES PEUPLEMENTS DES SABLES ENVASES EN BAIE DE CONCARNEAU (BRETAGNE), Pages 165-172, Pierre Chardy et, Michel GlémarecDISTRIBUTION OF BENTHIC PHYTO- AND ZOOCOENOSES ALONG A LIGHT GRADIENT IN A SUPERFICIAL MARINE CAVE, Pages 173-183, Francesco Cinelli, Eugenio Fresi, Lucia Mazzella, Maurizio Pansini, Roberto Pronzato, Armin SvobodaBIONOMIE BENTHIQUE DU PLATEAU CONTINENTAL DES ILES KERGUELEN. 8. VARIATIONS SPATIALES ET TEMPORELLES DANS LE PEUPLEMENT DES VASES A SPICULES, Pages 185-196, Daniel Desbruyères, Guille Alain etSOME OBSERVATION