Sci. Mar. 70(1): 2006

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Intercomparing drifts from RAFOS and profiling floats in the deep western boundary current along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Francisco Machín, Uwe Send and Walter Zenk Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 1-8

Analysis of wind events in a coastal area: a tool for assessing turbulence variability for studies on plankton Òscar Guadayol and Francesc Peters Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 9-20

Exploitation of tidal power in the Bay of Cadiz: ancient tidal mills J.J. Alonso del Rosario, J.M. Vidal Pérez, J. Pérez Serrano and J.C. Mendoza Sánchez Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 21-30

Seasonal evolution of the nutrient pattern on Biscay Bay continental shelf over the years 1999-2000 S. Loyer, L. Lampert, A. Menesguen, P. Cann and T. Labasque Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 31-46

Sources and preservation of organic matter in recent sediment from the Changjiang (Yangtze River) Estuary, China L. Xiaoxia, Shikui Zhai and Lifeng Niu Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 47-58

Effects of the toxic dinoflagellate Karlodinium sp. (cultured at different N/P ratios) on micro and mesozooplankton Dolors Vaqué, Jordi Felipe, M. Montserrat Sala, Albert Calbet, Marta Estrada and Miquel Alcaraz Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 59-65

Morphology and rDNA phylogeny of a Mediterranean Coolia monotis (Dinophyceae) strain from Greece Nicolas P. Dolapsakis, Michael W. Kilpatrick, Athena Economou-Amilli and Triantafyllos Tafas Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 67-76

Horizontal distribution of tintinnids in the open waters of the South Adriatic (Eastern Mediterranean) Frano Krsinic and Branka Grbec Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 77-88

Trophic categorization in the Rías Baixas (NW Spain): nutrients in water and in macroalgae Rubén Villares and Alejo Carballeira Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 89-97

Updated checklist and identification of areas of endemism of benthic amphipods (Caprellidea and Gammaridea) from offshore habitats in the SW Gulf of Mexico I. Winfield, E. Escobar-Briones and J. Morrone Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 99-108

A new species of Mirocaris (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Alvinocarididae) associated with hydrothermal vents on the Central Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean T. Komai, J. W. Martin, K. Zala, S. Tsuchida and J. Hashimoto Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 109-119

Growth of common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in cages suspended from rafts A. Chapela, A. F. González, E. G. Dawe, F. Rocha and A. Guerra Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 121-129

Observations on the reproductive cycle, age and growth of the salema, Sarpa salpa (Osteichthyes: Sparidae) along the western central coast of Italy A. Criscoli, F. Colloca, P. Carpentieri, A. Belluscio and G. Ardizzone Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 131-138

Comparative morphometrics of two populations of Mugil curema (Pisces: Mugilidae) on the Atlantic and Mexican Pacific coasts A.L. Ibáñez, E. Cabral-Solís, M. Gallardo-Cabello and E. Espino-Barr Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 139-145

A web-based environment for shape analysis of fish otoliths. The AFORO database A. Lombarte, Ò.Chic, V. Paris-Baradad, R. Olivella, J. Piera and E. García-Ladona Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 147-152

First record of Taningia danae (Cephalopoda: Octopoteuthidae) in the Mediterranean Sea A. Quetglas, K. Fliti, E. Massutí, W. Refes, B. Guijarro and S. Zaghdoudi Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 153-155

NEWS & COMMENTS

Answer to Rutger de Wit's comments to the proposed tentative “Ecological Law of Thermodynamics” (ELT) Sven Erik Jørgensen Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 157-158

Look for Margalef's written contributions F. Peters Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 161-162

BOOK REVIEWS

Viéitez, J.M., C. Alós, J. Parapar, C. Besteiro, J. Moreira, J. Núñez, A.J. Laborda and G. San Martín. 2004. Annelida Polychaeta I. In Fauna Iberica, Vol. 25. Ramos, M.A. et al. (eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid. Luigi Musco and Adriana Giangrande Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 159-160

OBITUARY

Obituary: Manuel Rubió i Lois 1920-2005 Iosune Uriz Sci. Mar. 70(1) : 3-7