Table of Contents

Mucus from Marine Molluscs:
Introduction.
Composition of Mucus.
Properties of Mucus.
Mucus Production.
Function of Mucus.
Mucus in Molluscan Energy Budgets.
Ecology.
Overview.

Constraints on Coastal Lagoon Fisheries:
Introduction.
Overview.
Material and Methods.
Geographical and Morphometrical Constraints.
Environmental and Anthropogenic Constraints.
Final Conclusions.
Acknowledgements.
References.

The Effects of Fishing on Marine Ecosystems:
General Introduction.
Benthic Fauna and Habitat.
Fish Community Structure.
Trophic Interactions.
Study of Fishing Effects.
Management.
Summary.

A Biogeographical Perspective of the Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Fauna:
Introduction.
Hydrothermal Vents.
Other Related Faunas.
The Biogeography of Faunas.
Local to Regional-Scale Processes.
Regional to Global-Scale Processes.
The Distribution Patterns of Taxa.
Patterns in Diversity.
Summary.
References.

Subject Index.

Reviews

Praise for the Series
"Each of these reviews is complete within its topics." --THE QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY