CONTENTS 



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Int reduction 1 



Material and methods 3 



C hlorophyll a 3 



Primary productivity 4 



Z oopl ankton 4 



Mic ronekton 5 



Vertical distribution of biological properties 5 



Variation in biological properties by times of day 6 



Variation in biological properties on successive days 6 



Horizontal distribution of biological properties 7 



Seasonal (half-yearly) distribution of biological properties 11 



Relationships within and between trophic levels 12 



Biological oceanography of special areas 13 



Taxonomic composition of standing crops 14 



Ecology of special groups of organisms 14 



Ac kno wle dgm ent s 15 



Literature cited 15 



Appendix 18 



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