1. Preface

   • W. J. Wolff
   • J. van der Land
   • P. A. W. J. de Wilde

   EditorialNotes Pages: vii - ix

2. Hydrology and underwater climate of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania: a review

   • J. Sevrin-Reyssac

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 8

3. Wind, surface water temperature, surface salinity and pollution in the area of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania

   • Sidina ould Dedah

   OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 19

4. Hydrographical observations west of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania, in May 1988

   • Y. Loktionov

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 32

5. Remote sensing of sea surface and coastal features in the area of the Golfe d'Arguin, Mauritania

   • F. Cuq

   OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 40

6. Heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd) in sediment, zooplankton and epibenthic invertebrates from the area of the continental slope of the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania)

   • J. M. Everaarts
   • R. Heesters
   • C. V. Fischer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 58

7. Leaf dynamics and standing stocks of intertidal Zostera noltii Hornem. and Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson on the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania)

   • J. E. Vermaat
   • J. A. J. Beijer
   • W. van Vierssen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 72

8. Periphyton density and shading in relation to tidal depth and fiddler crab activity in intertidal seagrass beds of the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania)

   • M. J. M. Hootsmans
   • J. E. Vermaat
   • J. A. J. Beijer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 80

9. Primary production and distribution of phytopigments in the water column and sediments on the upwelling shelf off the Mauritanian coast (Northwest Africa)

   • E. M. Berghuis
   • G. C. A. Duineveld
   • J. Hegeman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 93

10. Distribution of sponges on the Mauritanian continental shelf

    • R. W. M. van Soest

    OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 106

11. The benthic infauna and benthic respiration off the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania, Northwest Africa)

    • G. C. A. Duineveld
    • P. A. W. J. de Wilde
    • A. Kok

    OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 117

12. Patterns in pelagic and benthic nanoflagellate densities in the coastal upwelling system along the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania

    • R. P. M. Bak
    • G. Nieuwland

    OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 131

13. Zooplankton distribution in the coastal upwelling system along the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania

    • B. R. Kuipers
    • H. J. Witte
    • S. R. Gonzalez

    OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 149

14. Biomass of macrobenthic tidal flat fauna of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania

    • W. J. Wolff
    • A. G. Duiven
    • J. Zegers

    OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 163

15. The trawlfauna of the Mauritanian shelf (Northwest Africa): density, species composition, and biomass

    • G. C. A. Duineveld
    • M. S. S. Lavaleye
    • G. J. van Noort

    OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 173

16. Food items of the grey mullet Mugil cephalus in the Banc d'Arguin area (Mauritania)

    • H. Michaelis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 183

17. The distribution and abundance of young fish in the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania

    • Zwanette Jager

    OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 196

18. Seabirds in the shelf edge waters bordering the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania, in May

    • M. F. Leopold

    OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 210

19. The functioning of the ecosystem of the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania: a review

    • W. J. Wolff
    • J. van der Land
    • P. A. W. J. de Wilde

    OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 222