News Notes 
A much needed Directory of Hydro biological 
Laboratories and Personnel in North America, 
edited by R. W. Hiatt and a board of persons 
outstanding in the general field of hydrobiology, 
has been published by the University of Hawaii 
Press. It includes 187 fresh- water and marine 
laboratories. A wealth of information is given, 
including address, affiliation, objectives and 
scope of activities, equipment, description of 
accommodations available, instructional pro- 
gram, and staff. The personnel are listed sep- 
arately, with a biographical sketch of each. 
Complete with a cross-reference index to the 
laboratories, this work will be extremely useful 
to all concerned with any aspect of hydro- 
biological science. 
Hiatt, R. W. Directory of Hydro biological 
Laboratories and Personnel in North America. 
Auspices of the Advisory Committee on 
Hydrobiology to the Office of Naval Research, 
ix -|- 324 pp., 22 figs. University of Hawaii 
Press, Honolulu. $3.75. 
A revision of S. F. Light’s manual. Intertidal 
Invertebrates of the Central California Coast, by 
Ralph 1. Smith and several coauthors will be 
useful to all persons interested in the coastal 
life of western North America, even though 
it is prepared primarily as a guide to the fauna 
of the central California coast. A short discus- 
sion of each major taxonomic unit is followed 
by keys which lead to species names where 
possible; a list of species follows. Illustrations 
are included to assist in use of the keys. Sections 
on marine algae and flowering plants, suggested 
field studies, and a rather extensive bibliography 
add much to the usefulness of this book. 
Smith, R. L, et al. Intertidal Invertebrates of the 
Central California Coast, xiv -|- 446 pp., 138 
figs. University of California Press, Berkeley 
and Los Angeles. $5.00. 
Sheet 1 of a geological map of New Cale- 
donia (scale 1:100,000) has just been re- 
ceived. Nine more sheets are in process of 
reproduction. This constitutes the first such 
map of New Caledonia since that of Piroutet, 
1917 (scale 1:1,000,000). The map is based 
on field work carried on since 1946 by a 
geological mission sent out by I’Office de la 
Recherche Scientifique Outre-Mer, I’lnspection 
generale des Mines et de la Geologie de la 
France d’Outre-Mer, and le Centre National 
de la Recherche Scientifique. The mission has 
consisted of P. Routhier, A. Arnould, and J. 
Avias. 
Carte Geologique de la N ouvelle-Caledonie. 
La feuille 1: Arama-Poum; with explanatory 
notes. Published by I’Office de la Recherche 
Scientifique Outre-Mer, 20 rue Monsieur, Paris 
(7®). Also for sale by I’lnstitut Fran^ai^ 
d’Oceanie, Boite postale no. 4, Noumea. 1,20 ' 
francs metro. 
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