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1000 E. Biological Oceanography O LR (1987) 34 ( 1 I~ stress varies among species, and that seasonal variation in phosphoadenylate parameters may be greater than those induced by environmental stress. Dept. of Biol. Sci., Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA. (gsb) 87:6590 Shen, G.T. and E.A. Boyle, 1987. Lead in corals: reconstruction of historical industrial fluxes to the surface ocean. Earth planet. Sci. Letts, 82(3- 4):289-304. Measurements of lattice-bound Pb in sequential scleractinian coral bands reveal temporal changes in surface water Pb concentrations and Pb isotopic distributions. Perturbations are observable in all specimens studied, attesting to global augmentation of environmental Pb by industrialization. In the western North Atlantic, Pb perturbations have occurred in direct response to the industrial revo- lution and the subsequent introduction and phas- ing-out of alkyl Pb additives in gasoline. Surface ocean concentrations are presently declining rapidly as a result of curtailed alkyl Pb usage. Lead isotopic shifts parallel the concentration record indicating that industrial and alkyl Pb source signatures have not changed appreciably in time. In remote areas of the South Pacific and Indian oceans, industrial signals are fainter and the coral studied much younger than their Atlantic counterparts. Lamont- Doherty Geolog. Observ., Palisades, NY 10964, USA. 87:6594 Unesco, 1986. Human-induced damage to coral reefs. Results of a regional Unesco (COMAR) work- shop, Jakarta, Indonesia, May 1985. UNESCO Repts mar. Sci., 40:180pp; 13 papers. Data collected during a workshop on the geomor- phology of more than 30 islands (first mapped in the early 1900s), and on the biological status and extent of coral reefs located along an 80-km pollution gradient from Jakarta Bay to the outermost Thou- sand Islands, revealed that many reefs had dete- riorated and some of the islands had almost disappeared since the earlier studies. The need for stricter controls on dredging and sewage release, and the regular monitoring of the reefs is emphasized. Sections on field methods for assessing reef dete- rioration are included. (hbf) 87:6595 Weis, J.S. and Peddrick Weis, 1987. Pollutants as developmental toxicants in aquatic organisms. Environ. Hlth Perspect., 71:77-85. Studies of the developmental toxicity of pollutants in aquatic organisms (especially fish) are reviewed; structural and functional abnormalities, embryotoxi- city and growth effects are considered. Teratogenic bioassay development, quantification of abnormal- ities, and mechanisms of action are discussed. Dept. of Zool. and Physiol., Rutgers Univ., Newark, NJ 07201, USA. (gsb) 87:6591 Shumway, S.E. and T.L. Cucci, 1987. The effects of the toxic dinoflagellate Protogonyanlax tamaren- sis on the feeding and hehaviour of bivalve molluscs. Aquat. Toxicol., 10(1):9-27. Dept. of Mar. Resour., W Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575, USA. 87:6592 Str0mgren, T., 1987. Effect of oil and dispersants on the growth of mussels. Mar. environ. Res., 21(4):239-246. Univ. of Trondheim, The Mu- seum, Erling Skakkesgt, 47A, N-7000 Trond- helm, Norway. 87:6593 Thompson, G.A. and R.J. Watling, 1987. Bioac- cumulation potential of heterotrophic bacteria for lead, selenium, and arsenic. Bull. environ. Contamin. Toxicol., 38(6):1049-1054. Dept. of Pharmacy, Univ. of Port Elizabeth, P.O. Box 1600, Port Elizabeth 6000, South Africa. E330. Laboratory culture (rearing exper- iments, etc.) 87:6596 Ikeda, T., 1987. Mature Antarctic krlll (Euphansia superlm Dana) grown from eggs in the laboratory. J. Plankt. Res., 9(3):565-569. Japan Sea Reg. Fish. Res. Lab., 5939-22, l Suido-Cho, Niigata 95 l, Japan. F_~O. Aquaculture (commercial) 87:6597 Mairh, O.P., R.S. Pandey and A. Tewari, 1986. Culture of Enteromorpha flexuosa OVulf.) J.Ag. (Chlorophyceae) in outdoor pool. Indian J. mar. Sci., 15(4):212-218. Enteromorpha, a cosmopolitan form, known for its economic importance, possesses antibacterial activ- ity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Due to the paucity of the alga in nature, a technique for its

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1000 E. Biological Oceanography O LR (1987) 34 ( 1 I~

stress varies among species, and that seasonal variation in phosphoadenylate parameters may be greater than those induced by environmental stress. Dept. of Biol. Sci., Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA. (gsb)

87:6590 Shen, G.T. and E.A. Boyle, 1987. Lead in corals:

reconstruction of historical industrial fluxes to the surface ocean. Earth planet. Sci. Letts, 82(3- 4):289-304.

Measurements of lattice-bound Pb in sequential scleractinian coral bands reveal temporal changes in surface water Pb concentrations and Pb isotopic distributions. Perturbations are observable in all specimens studied, attesting to global augmentation of environmental Pb by industrialization. In the western North Atlantic, Pb perturbations have occurred in direct response to the industrial revo- lution and the subsequent introduction and phas- ing-out of alkyl Pb additives in gasoline. Surface ocean concentrations are presently declining rapidly as a result of curtailed alkyl Pb usage. Lead isotopic shifts parallel the concentration record indicating that industrial and alkyl Pb source signatures have not changed appreciably in time. In remote areas of the South Pacific and Indian oceans, industrial signals are fainter and the coral studied much younger than their Atlantic counterparts. Lamont- Doherty Geolog. Observ., Palisades, NY 10964, USA.

87:6594 Unesco, 1986. Human-induced damage to coral reefs.

Results of a regional Unesco (COMAR) work- shop, Jakarta, Indonesia, May 1985. UNESCO Repts mar. Sci., 40:180pp; 13 papers.

Data collected during a workshop on the geomor- phology of more than 30 islands (first mapped in the early 1900s), and on the biological status and extent of coral reefs located along an 80-km pollution gradient from Jakarta Bay to the outermost Thou- sand Islands, revealed that many reefs had dete- riorated and some of the islands had almost disappeared since the earlier studies. The need for stricter controls on dredging and sewage release, and the regular monitoring of the reefs is emphasized. Sections on field methods for assessing reef dete- rioration are included. (hbf)

87:6595 Weis, J.S. and Peddrick Weis, 1987. Pollutants as

developmental toxicants in aquatic organisms. Environ. Hlth Perspect., 71:77-85.

Studies of the developmental toxicity of pollutants in aquatic organisms (especially fish) are reviewed; structural and functional abnormalities, embryotoxi- city and growth effects are considered. Teratogenic bioassay development, quantification of abnormal- ities, and mechanisms of action are discussed. Dept. of Zool. and Physiol., Rutgers Univ., Newark, NJ 07201, USA. (gsb)

87:6591 Shumway, S.E. and T.L. Cucci, 1987. The effects of

the toxic dinoflagellate Protogonyanlax tamaren- sis on the feeding and hehaviour of bivalve molluscs. Aquat. Toxicol., 10(1):9-27. Dept. of Mar. Resour., W Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575, USA.

87:6592 Str0mgren, T., 1987. Effect of oil and dispersants on

the growth of mussels. Mar. environ. Res., 21(4):239-246. Univ. of Trondheim, The Mu- seum, Erling Skakkesgt, 47A, N-7000 Trond- helm, Norway.

87:6593 Thompson, G.A. and R.J. Watling, 1987. Bioac-

cumulation potential of heterotrophic bacteria for lead, selenium, and arsenic. Bull. environ. Contamin. Toxicol., 38(6):1049-1054. Dept. of Pharmacy, Univ. of Port Elizabeth, P.O. Box 1600, Port Elizabeth 6000, South Africa.

E330. Laboratory culture (rearing exper- iments, etc.)

87:6596 Ikeda, T., 1987. Mature Antarctic krlll (Euphansia

superlm Dana) grown from eggs in the laboratory. J. Plankt. Res., 9(3):565-569. Japan Sea Reg. Fish. Res. Lab., 5939-22, l Suido-Cho, Niigata 95 l, Japan.

F_~O. Aquaculture (commercial) 87:6597

Mairh, O.P., R.S. Pandey and A. Tewari, 1986. Culture of Enteromorpha flexuosa OVulf.) J.Ag. (Chlorophyceae) in outdoor pool. Indian J. mar. Sci., 15(4):212-218.

Enteromorpha, a cosmopolitan form, known for its economic importance, possesses antibacterial activ- ity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Due to the paucity of the alga in nature, a technique for its