Oceanic and Anthropogenic Controls of Life in the Pacific Ocean Proceedings of the 2nd Pacific Symposium on Marine Sciences, Nadhodka, Russia, August 11–19, 1988

This volume presents a collection of original, multidisciplinary papers written by leading scientists from the various countries of the Pacific rim. The major topics covered are the origins of life in the marine environment; the changing distribution of biological parameters; hydrophysical and hydro...

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Other Authors: Ilyichev, V.I. (Editor), Anikiev, V.V. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1992, 1992
Edition:1st ed. 1992
Series:GeoJournal Library
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Table of Contents:
  • 12 Spatial distribution of mesoplankton in Kuroshio frontal zone during “Megapolygon” experiment
  • 13 Spawning habitat, continental shelf area and herring production in the North Pacific Ocean
  • 14 The influence of ocean surface temperature variability on saury shoal displacement
  • IV Exploitation of Oceanic Resources and Estimation of Anthropogenic Influence on Marine Ecosystems
  • 15 Two theories in the exploitation of chemical resources of sea water
  • 16 Possible ecological consequences of ferromanganese nodule mining from the Pacific Ocean floor
  • 17 The exploitation and utilization of marine living resources
  • 18 Physical, chemical and bacterial destruction of oil on the shelf of Okhotsk and Japan seas
  • 19 Oil and gas development and associated environmental impact studies on the Pacific Coast of the United States
  • 20 The effect of environmental pollution, hydrocarbons and heavy metals on reproduction of sea urchins and bivalves
  • 21 Effect of temperature and cadmium on accumulation of copper by mussel tissues
  • V Methods of Observations and Calculations
  • 22 Laser analytical photoionization spectroscopy — a novel potential in ocean research
  • 23 High-resolution measurements of pH, fluorescence and turbidity in sea water
  • 24 Estimation of plankton role in migration of trace elements in marine estuaries
  • 25 Numerical modelling of nonconservative pollutant transport in the coastal zone
  • I Introduction
  • II Changeability of Natural Fields and Fluxes of Matter and Energy
  • 1 Generation mechanism of thermohaline front in shelf sea
  • 2 Stability and fine structure of water masses in the Kuroshio frontal zone
  • 3 Mineral aerosol over and deposition to the Pacific Ocean
  • 4 Statistical structure of oceanic fields in the Subarctic frontal zone
  • 5 Some results of study of currents on the southern shelf of Vietnam
  • 6 On vertical mixing in shelf and frontal zones of the ocean 93
  • 7 A numerical model of the formation of cold front and its derived circulation on the shelf
  • 8 Hydrological fronts in the Northeast Pacific Ocean in Autumn season
  • III Formation and Distribution of Life
  • 9 A unique nitrogen balance at the anaerobic floor of the brackish lake Nakanoumi
  • 10 Thermodynamically nonequilibrium nature of the ocean/atmosphere interface and the origin of life
  • 11 Migration mechanism of the AYU