Marine biodiversity: patterns and processes

Foreword: the value of diversity Crispin Tickell 1. Marine biodiversity in its global context M. H. Williamson 2. Gradients in marine biodiversity J. S. Gray 3. Pelagic biodiversity M. V. Angel 4. Biological diversity in oceanic macrozooplankton: more than counting species A. C. Pierrot-Bults 5. Large scale patterns of species diversity in the deep sea benthos M. A. Rex, R. J. Etter and C. T. Stuart 6. Diversity, latitude and time: patterns in the shallow sea A. Clarke and J. A. Crame 7. High benthic species diversity in deep-sea sediments: the importance of hydrodynamics J. D. Gage 8. Diversity and structure of tropical Indo-Pacific benthic communities: relation to regimes of nutrient input J. D. Taylor 9. Why are coral reef communities so diverse? A. J. Kohn 10. The biodiversity of coral reef fishes R. F. G. Ormond and C. M. Roberts 11. The historical component of marine taxonomic diversity gradients J. A. Crame and A. Clarke 12. Population genetics and demography of marine species J. E. Neigel 13. Discovering unrecognised diversity among marine molluscs J. Grahame, S. L. Hull, P. J. Mill and R. Hemingway 14. Ecosystem function at low biodiversity - the Baltic example R. Elmgren and C. Hill 15. Land-seascape diversity of the US east coast coastal zone with particular reference to estuaries G. C. Ray, B. P. Hayden, M. G. McCormick-Ray and T. M. Smith 16. The development of mariculture and its implications for biodiversity M. C. M. Beveridge, L. G. Ross and J. A. Stewart 17. Protecting marine biodiversity and integrated coastal zone management J. S. H. Pullen 18. Conserving biodiversity in north-east Atlantic marine ecosystems K. Hiscock Index.