TABLE OF CONTENTS

Vol. 15, No. 2, December, 1997

Development of an Epifaunal Assemblage on an Estuarine Artificial Reef.   By Tony R. Martin and Stephen A. Bortone..............................................................................................................................................55

Effects of Cold Air Outbreaks on Evaporation and Heat Loss from Three Region in the Gulf of Mexico.  By S. A. Hsu...............................................................................................................................................71

Nursery Habitat and Diet of Juvenile Centropomus Species in Puerto Rico Estuaries.  By  C. Aliaume, A. Zerbi, and J. M. Miller..........................................................................................................................77

Population Size Estimates of Sturgeon in the Suwannee River, Florida, U.S.A.   By  Frank A. Chapman, Christine S. Hartless, and Stephen H. Carr............................................................................................88
 

Short Papers and Notes

Stranding of Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris) in Southern Texas, with Comments on Stomach Contents.  By D. Fertl, A. J. Schiro, S. Collier, and G. A. J. Worthy........................................................92

Accelerated Decomposition of Caulerpa paspaloides Due to Influence of Grazing by Oxyne azuropunctata.  By Bradley J. Peterson.......................................................................................................................93

Commentary

Fallacies Associated with "Bottom-Up" Management: Lessons Learned from a Tier 5 NEP. By George F. Crozier...............................................................................................................................................97

Book Review

Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, and Adjacent Waters. By James H. Cowan, Jr.,..............101