Observations on the Ecology and Biology of Western Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. Western Cape Cod Bay: Hydrographic, Geological, Ecological, and Meteorological Backgrounds for Environmental Studies

   • John D. Davis

   Pages 1-18

3. Algal Investigations in the Vicinity of Plymouth, Massachusetts

   • Walter Grocki

   Pages 19-47

4. Irish Moss Harvesting along the Shore of Western Cape Cod Bay

   • Robert P. Lawton, Phillips Brady, Christine Sheehan, Wendell Sides, Elizabeth Kouloheras, Mando Borgatti et al.

   Pages 49-55

5. Phytoplankton of Western Cape Cod Bay

   • Richard C. Toner

   Pages 57-64

6. Zooplankton of Western Cape Cod Bay

   • Richard C. Toner

   Pages 65-76

7. Some Aspects of Nearshore Benthic Macrofauna in Western Cape Cod Bay

   • John D. Davis, Richard A. McGrath

   Pages 77-102

8. The Seasonal Occurrence and Distribution of Larval Lobsters in Cape Cod Bay

   • George C. Matthiessen

   Pages 103-117

9. Growth and Movement of Tagged Lobsters Released in Western Cape Cod Bay, 1970–1977

   • Robert P. Lawton, Phillips Brady, Christine Sheehan, Wendell Sides, Elizabeth Kouloheras, Mando Borgatti et al.

   Pages 119-129

10. The Commercial Lobster Pot-Catch Fishery in the Plymouth Vicinity, Western Cape Cod Bay

    • Robert P. Lawton, Gerd Lüders, Maureen Kaplan, Phillips Brady, Christine Sheehan, Wendell Sides et al.

    Pages 131-150

11. The Ichthyoplankton of Cape Cod Bay

    • Michael D. Scherer

    Pages 151-190

12. Fishes of Western Inshore Cape Cod Bay: Studies in the Vicinity of the Rocky Point Shoreline

    • Robert P. Lawton, Robert D. Anderson, Phillips Brady, Christine Sheehan, Wendell Sides, Elizabeth Kouloheras et al.

    Pages 191-230

13. The Recreational Fishery at Pilgrim Shorefront

    • Robert P. Lawton, Phillips Brady, Christine Sheehan, Wendell Sides, Elizabeth Kouloheras, Mando Borgatti et al.

    Pages 231-240

14. Seasonal Abundance and Occurrence of Some Planktonic and Ichthyofaunal Communities in Cape Cod Bay: Evidence for Biogeographical Transition

    • Thomas Horst, Robert Lawton, Richard Toner, Michael Scherer

    Pages 241-261

15. A Brief Survey of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Effects upon the Marine Aquatic Environment

    • W. Leigh Bridges, Robert D. Anderson

    Pages 263-271

16. Back Matter

    Pages 273-289

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Development and publication of this monograph are the result of the joint efforts of Boston Edison Company and the Pilgrim Administrative Technical Committee (PATC). The PATC is an advisory committee established in 1969 to ensure that Pilgrim Station marine studies have the benefit of Qualified scientific and technical advice and are responsive to regulatory agency concerns. The PATC is composed of representatives from the following: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Massachusetts Division of Water Pollution Control National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA) U. S. Environmental Protection Agency U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Dept. of the Interior) University of Massachusetts Boston Edison Company The PATC formed the Pi 1 grim Stati on Marine Ecology Monograph Subcommi ttee to guide Monograph funding efforts, oversee technical aspects of preparation, consi der editor sel ecti on, advi se the edi tors and authors, and resol ve possi bl e conflicts. Members of the Subcommittee were as follows: W. Leigh Bridges - Mass. Div. Marine Fisheries (Subcommittee Chairman) Robert Lawton - Mass. Div. of Marine Fisheries Joseph Pelczarski - Mass. Office Coastal Zone Management Michael Ross - University of Massachusetts Robert Leger - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Thomas Horst - Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation Richard Toner - Marine Research, Inc. Robert Anderson - Boston Edison Company Lewis Scotton - Boston Edison Company This publication was made possible by grants from: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Boston Edison Company Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries U. S.

• Coast
• Fauna
• biology
• ecology
• environment
• environmental protection
• marine
• phytoplankton
• plankton
• ecotoxicology

• Technical Advisory Services, Westford, USA

  John D. Davis

• Department of Biology (Emeritus), Yale University, New Haven, USA

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