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Marine Organisms as Indicators

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Dorothy F. Soule

    1. Department of Biological Sciences and Institute for Marine and Coastal Studies, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, USA

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  2. G. S. Kleppel

    1. Oceanographic Center, Nova University, Dania, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Marine Organisms as Indicators: Reality or Wishful Thinking?

    • Dorothy F. Soule
    Pages 1-11

  3. The Use of Planktonic Organism Distribution as an Indicator of Physical Variability in Marine Environments

    • Alan Bratkovich
    Pages 13-34

  4. Zooplankton: Scales of Biological and Physical Events

    • Loren R. Haury, Richard E. Pieper
    Pages 35-72

  5. Plant and Animal Pigments as Trophodynamic Indicators

    • G. S. Kleppel
    Pages 73-90

  6. Fish Assemblages as Indicators of Environmental Change in Nearshore Environments

    • John S. Stephens Jr., Jo Ellen Hose, Milton S. Love
    Pages 91-105

  7. Coral Reef Fishes as Indicators of Environmental Stress in Coral Reefs

    • Thomas F. Hourigan, C. Tricas Timothy, Ernst S. Reese
    Pages 107-135

  8. The “Odd Fish”: Unusual Occurrences of Marine Life as Indicators of Changing Ocean Conditions

    • Alan J. Mearns
    Pages 137-176

  9. Remotely Sensed Ocean Features and Their Relation to Fish Distributions

    • Jan Svejkovsky
    Pages 177-197

  10. Crustaceans and Other Invertebrates as Indicators of Beach Pollution

    • Adrian M. Wenner
    Pages 199-229

  11. The Use of Toxicity Testing in Marine Environmental Research

    • Donald J. Reish
    Pages 231-245

  12. Community — Environmental Relationships in the Benthos: Applications of Multivariate Analytical Techniques

    • Robert W. Smith, Brock B. Bernstein, Robert L. Cimberg
    Pages 247-326

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 327-342
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The need for a volume dealing with the concept of indicator organisms became evident during a symposium on the subject, organized by the present editors for the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Ques­ tions were posed about the appropriate uses of indicator organisms and the "rules" governing the application of the indicator concept to particular problems. For example, how does one distinguish true indicators from biological anomalies? What kinds of organisms can appropriately be associated with conditions and events at various scales in time and space? To what extent does one species represent other species in the same environmental setting? Can the indicator concept be applied to the context of modern sampling and analytical technology? How can anthropogenic perturbations be distinguished from natural phenomena? How can unlike matrices from differing data bases with differing scales best be matched? Such questions are especially pertinent in today's research environment. The use of indicator organisms, while certainly not new, is the corner­ stone for much scientific research. In the past two decades, indicator organisms have played increasingly important roles in the development and implementation of public policy. In particular, indicator organisms are being used to describe local environments and natural or anthropogenic perturbations to them, although there are pitfalls and problems associated with those usages. A growing number of nonbiologists, including physical oceanographers, find indicator organisms helpful, and sometimes essential, to their re­ search.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biological Sciences and Institute for Marine and Coastal Studies, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, USA

    Dorothy F. Soule

  • Oceanographic Center, Nova University, Dania, USA

    G. S. Kleppel

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