Table of Contents

Geochemistry of Organic Carbon in the Ocean.- Primary Production and Decomposition of Organic Matter in Coastal Areas of the Northern Aral Sea, with Special Reference to Land-Sea interactions.- Biogeochemistry of Water and Sediment in the OB and Yenisey Estuaries.- The Continental-Ocean Boundary as a Marginal Filter in the World Oceans.- Unjustifiably Ignored: Reflections on the Role of Benthos in Marine Ecosystems.- Understanding Small-Scale Processes Controlling the Bioavailability of Organic Contaminants to Deposit-Feeding Benthos.- The Role of the Marine Gastropod Cerithium Vulgatum in the Biogeochemical Cycling of Metals.- Changes in Macrozoobenthos Communities Induced by Anthropogenic Eutrophication of the Gulf of Gdansk.- Do Benthic Animals Control the Particle Exchange between Bioturbated Sediments and Benthic Turbidity Zones?.- Impact of Catchment Land-Use on an Estuarine Benthic Food Web.- Natural Variability and the Effects of Fisheries in the North Sea: towards an Integrated Fisheries and Ecosystem Management?.- Community Composition of Tidal Flats on Spitsbergen: Consequence of Disturbance?.- The Problem of Scale: Uncertainties and Implications for Soft-Bottom Marine Communities and the Assessment of Human Impacts.- Understanding the Sea Floor Landscape in Relation to Impact Assessment and Environmental Management in Coastal Marine Sediments.- Conclusions and Recommendations.

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