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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Vol. 17, No. 2, December, 1999
Estuarine
Artificial Reefs to Enhance Seagrass Planting and Provide
Fish Habitat. By Ryan J. Heise and Stephen A.
Bortone.............................................................................................................................59
Use of
Discriminant and Fourth-Derivative Analyses with
High-resolution Absorption Spectra for Phytoplankton
Research: Limitations at Varied Signal-to-Noise Ratio and
Spectral Resolution. By D. L. Roelke, C. D. Kennedy, and
A. D. Weidemann.....................................................................................75
The Population
Dynamics of the Brittlestar Ophioderma brevispinum in
Near and Farshore Seagrass Habitats of Port Saint Joesph
Bay, Florida. By Clare L. Leonard and James B.
McClintock...................................87
Short Papers and
Notes
First Record of
a Risso's Dolphin (Gramps grisue) stranding for
Louisiana . By D. Fertl, J. Turner and S. Taillon................................................................................................................................................95
Dedicated
Section
The Development
of Pearl Aquaculture in the Americas: Results of a Sea Grant
Gulf of Mexico Regional Workshop. Foreword . By Barry
A. Costa-Pierce, Guest Associate Editor..............................................99
Biological
Feasibility of Freshwater Mussels and Pearl Culture in Gulf
Coast States. By Richard J. Neves
.......................................................................................................................................................103
New
Opportunities for Economic Benefits fpr the American
Southeast in the International Pearl Industry. By Maria
C. Haws and Leonard DiMicheals...............................................................................................109
Short Papers
and Notes
Needs for
Research in Biological Conservation of Freshwater Mussels in
the Southeastern United States: an Annotated Outline. By
Jeffery T. Garner..............................................................................................123
Freshwater
Mussels in the Gulf Region: Alabama. By Charles Lydeard,
Jeffery T. Garner, Paul Hartfeld, and James D.
Williams............................................................................................................................125
Extended
Abstract
Preliminary
Results on Studies of Mussel Shell Gape Under Different
Environmental Conditions. By Lawrence R. Shaffer, Andrew
C. Miller, and Barry S. Payne.................................................................................135
Commentary
The Attraction vs. Production Debate: Does it
Really Matter from the Management Perspective? A Response to
the Commentary by Shipp, R. L., 1999, Gulf of Mexico
Science XVII: 51-55. By J. H.
Cowan, Jr., W. Ingram, J. McCawley, B Sauls, A. Strelcheck,
and M. Woods...............................................................137
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