Table of Contents
PART 1: Changes in the Sea off Palos Verdes
Benthic Microcrustacea and Echinoderms on Palos Verdes Shelf
Jack Q. Word and Peter L. Striplin
Changes in Bottomfish Population off Palos Verdes 1970-1980
Michael D. Moore and Alan J. Mearns
Changes in Intertidal Algae at Palos Verdes
Leslie Harris
Changes in Kelp Forests at Palos Verdes
Kenneth C. Wilson, Alan J. Mearns and J.J. Grant
PART 2: Development of Technique
Extension of the Infaunal Trophic Index to a depth of 800 Meters
Jack Q. Word
Classification of Benthic Invertebrates into Infaunal Trophic Index Feeding Groups
Jack Q. Word
Effects of Screen Size and Replication on the Infaunal Trophic Index
Jack Q. Word, Peter L. Striplin and David Tsukada
Mass Spectrometry Confirmation of PCB and DDT Analyses of Fish
Tai Ching Liu Hu, Richard Gossett and David R. Young
Photographic Survey of Benthic Fish and Invertebrates Communities in Santa Monica Bay
Michael D. Moore and Alan J. Mearns
A New Test for Measuring Seawater Toxicity
Philip S. Oshida and Teresa Goochey
PART 3: Inventory and Assessment
Trace Pollutants in Surface Runoff
David R. Young, Tsu Kai Jan and Richard Gossett
Trace Metals in Surface Sediments of Santa Monica Bay
Tsu Kai Jan and G. Patrick Hershelman
Chlorinated Benzenes in Sediment and Organisms
David R. Young and Richard Gossett
The Effects of Sludge Disposal in Santa Monica Bay
Willard Bascom and the staff of SCCWRP
Characteristics of Municipal Wastewater
Henry Schafer
PART 4: Oceanographic Studies
Currents in the Los Angeles Area
Tareah J. Hendricks
Initial Dilution during Periods of Weak Currents
Tareah J. Hendricks
Phytoplankton and Abundance and Distribution in Santa Monica Bay
Gary S. Kleppel and Enrique Manzanilla
Changing Coastal Conditions: 1979 Compared to the Past 25 Years
Alan J. Mearns
PART 5: Ecological Processes
Trophic Structure and Pollutant Flow in a Harbor Ecosystem
Alan J. Mearns and David R. Young
Demersal Fish Feeding in Santa Monica Bay and off Palos Verdes
Gary S. Kleppel, Jack Q. Word and James Roney
Recruitment of Nearshore Demersal Fishes
Marjorie Sherwood
Fin Erosion Survey
Marjorie Sherwood