The deep-sea floor : an overview / D. Thistle --; The pelagic environment of the open ocean / M.V. Angel --; Reducing environments of the deep-sea floor / V. Tunnicliffe, S.K. Juniper and M. Sibuet --; The deep Atlantic Ocean / L.A. Levin and A.J. Gooday --; The deep Pacific Ocean floor / C.R. Smith and A.W.J. Demopoulos --; The deep Indian Ocean floor / A.W.J. Demopoulos, C.R. Smith and P.A. Tyler --; The polar deep seas / A. Clarke --; The peripheral deep seas / P.A. Tyler --; Large-scale spatial and temporal patterns of deep-sea benthic species diversity / C.T. Stuart, M.A. Rex and R.J. Etter --; Food inputs, utilization, carbon flow and energetics / J.D. Gage --; Reproduction, development and life history traits / C.M. Young --; Anthropogenic impacts on the deep sea / H. Thiel --; Epilogue: Exploration, observation and experimentation / P.A. Tyler.