ABSTRACT

THERE ARE very many people to acknowledge in compiling a book of this sort. Most importantly, my thanks to Claire for the original idea, one wet and rainy day in the Lake District, and for her continued support throughout, and to Michael Manson for his enthusiasm and enduring patience through a long gestation period. Thanks also to other members of the Manson Publishing team and to Ayala Kingsley for expert design and layout. At my own institute, Southampton Oceanography Centre (now the National Oceanography Centre), I am much indebted to Frances Bradbury for typing the first manuscript, Kate Davies for such expert drafting of the many complex figures, and Barry Marsh for hand specimen photography. Particular thanks are also due to the principal reviewer of an earlier version of the manuscript, Tony Adams, for his hard work and helpful comments, and to Ian West and Vicky Catterall for subsequent review and proof reading.