MarLIN Subject categories picklist as at 8.4.98

note: category numbers given are cross-references to ASFA (Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts) categories as implemented in ASFA-1 and ASFA-2 publications.

For reference, Aquatic Biology, Pollution and Environmental Science starts at 1101, Fisheries and aquaculture at 1561, General Non-Biology at 2101, Descriptive and Dynamical Oceanography at 2141, Aquatic Chemistry at 2181, Underwater Acoustics and Optics at 2201, Marine Meteorology and Climate at 2241, Marine Geology and Geophysics at 2261, Marine Technology at 2281, Aquatic Non-Living Resources at 2401, and Marine Biotechnology at 4100.

A more extensive version of this list, with full indexing and additional notes for each category, is available here (the extended list is provided for CMR staff use only).

1101-1110. Aquatic biology information sources
. . 1101. Aquatic biology bibliographies, encyclopedias, glossaries, etc.
. . 1102. Aquatic biology institutes and organisations
. . 1103. Aquatic biology information services
. . 1104. Aquatic biology persons (biographies, correspondence, etc.)
. . 1105. Aquatic biology research programmes and expeditions (reports/plans)
. . 1106. Aquatic biology conferences and other meetings (reports/plans)
. . 1107. History and development of aquatic biology
. . 1108. Aquatic biology education
. . 1109. Aquatic biology books, atlases, and charts
. . 1110. Aquatic biology translations
1181. Aquatic biology
. . 1181a. Biodiversity
. . 1182. Aquatic biology methods and instruments
. . 1187. Palaeontology (biological aspects)
. . 1201. Aquatic microbiology (fungi, yeasts, bacteria, viruses)
. . . . 1202. Aquatic microbiology - geographical distribution
. . . . 1203. Aquatic microbiology - taxonomy and morphology
. . . . 1204. Aquatic microbiology - reproduction and development
. . . . 1205. Aquatic microbiology - genetics and evolution
. . . . 1206. Aquatic microbiology - physiology, biochemistry, biophysics
. . 1221. Aquatic plants (algae and higher plants)
. . . . 1222. Aquatic plants - geographical distribution
. . . . 1223. Aquatic plants - taxonomy and morphology
. . . . 1224. Aquatic plants - reproduction and development
. . . . 1225. Aquatic plants - genetics and evolution
. . . . 1226. Aquatic plants - physiology, biochemistry, biophysics
. . 1241. Aquatic invertebrates (excl. molluscs/crustaceans/insects)
. . . . 1242. Aquatic invertebrates (excl. molluscs/crustaceans/insects) - geographical distribution
. . . . 1243. Aquatic invertebrates (excl. molluscs/crustaceans/insects) - taxonomy and morphology
. . . . 1244. Aquatic invertebrates (excl. molluscs/crustaceans/insects) - reproduction and development
. . . . 1245. Aquatic invertebrates (excl. molluscs/crustaceans/insects) - genetics and evolution
. . . . 1246. Aquatic invertebrates (excl. molluscs/crustaceans/insects) - physiology, biochemistry, biophysics
. . 1261. Aquatic molluscs
. . . . 1262. Aquatic molluscs - geographical distribution
. . . . 1263. Aquatic molluscs - taxonomy and morphology
. . . . 1264. Aquatic molluscs - reproduction and development
. . . . 1265. Aquatic molluscs - genetics and evolution
. . . . 1266. Aquatic molluscs - physiology, biochemistry, biophysics
. . 1281. Aquatic crustaceans
. . . . 1282. Aquatic crustaceans - geographical distribution
. . . . 1283. Aquatic crustaceans - taxonomy and morphology
. . . . 1284. Aquatic crustaceans - reproduction and development
. . . . 1285. Aquatic crustaceans - genetics and evolution
. . . . 1286. Aquatic crustaceans - physiology, biochemistry, biophysics
. . 1301. Aquatic insects
. . . . 1302. Aquatic insects - geographical distribution
. . . . 1303. Aquatic insects - taxonomy and morphology
. . . . 1304. Aquatic insects - reproduction and development
. . . . 1305. Aquatic insects - genetics and evolution
. . . . 1306. Aquatic insects - physiology, biochemistry, biophysics
. . 1321. Aquatic reptiles/ amphibians/miscellaneous chordates
. . . . 1322. Aquatic reptiles/ amphibians/miscellaneous chordates - geographical distribution
. . . . 1323. Aquatic reptiles/ amphibians/miscellaneous chordates - taxonomy and morphology
. . . . 1324. Aquatic reptiles/ amphibians/miscellaneous chordates - reproduction and development
. . . . 1325. Aquatic reptiles/ amphibians/miscellaneous chordates - genetics and evolution
. . . . 1326. Aquatic reptiles/ amphibians/miscellaneous chordates - physiology, biochemistry, biophysics
. . 1341. Marine and freshwater fishes
. . . . 1342. Marine and freshwater fishes - geographical distribution
. . . . 1343. Marine and freshwater fishes - taxonomy and morphology
. . . . 1344. Marine and freshwater fishes - reproduction and development
. . . . 1345. Marine and freshwater fishes - genetics and evolution
. . . . 1346. Marine and freshwater fishes - physiology, biochemistry, biophysics
. . 1361. Aquatic birds
. . . . 1362. Aquatic birds - geographical distribution
. . . . 1363. Aquatic birds - taxonomy and morphology
. . . . 1364. Aquatic birds - reproduction and development
. . . . 1365. Aquatic birds - genetics and evolution
. . . . 1366. Aquatic birds - physiology, biochemistry, biophysics
. . 1371. Aquatic mammals
. . . . 1372. Aquatic mammals - geographical distribution
. . . . 1373. Aquatic mammals - taxonomy and morphology
. . . . 1374. Aquatic mammals - reproduction and development
. . . . 1375. Aquatic mammals - genetics and evolution
. . . . 1376. Aquatic mammals - physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics
. . 1381. Aquatic ecology - general aspects
. . . . 1382. Aquatic ecology techniques and apparatus
. . . . 1383. Biogeography and biogeographic regions
. . 1421-1425. Autecology
. . . . 1421. Migrations and rhythms
. . . . 1422. Environmental effects on organisms
. . . . 1423. Behaviour
. . . . 1424. Age and growth
. . . . 1425. Nutrition and feeding habits
. . 1441-1443. Population studies
. . . . 1441. Population structure
. . . . 1442. Population dynamics
. . . . 1443. Population genetics
. . 1461-1464. Aquatic community studies
. . . . 1461. Planktonic communities
. . . . 1462. Benthic communities
. . . . 1463. Other aquatic communities (recognised habitat types)
. . . . 1464. Specialised aquatic communities (ballast water, eddies, epiphytes, etc.)
. . 1481-1485. Aquatic productivity, ecosystems and species interactions
. . . . 1481. Aquatic productivity studies
. . . . 1482. Aquatic ecosystems and energetics
. . . . 1483. Aquatic species interactions - general
. . . . 1484. Aquatic parasites and diseases
. . . . 1485. Aquatic pests and control
1501/2441. Aquatic pollution
. . 1502/2442. Aquatic pollution - methods and instruments
. . 1503/2445. Aquatic pollution characteristics, behaviour and fate
. . 1504. Aquatic pollution effects on organisms
. . 1505/2444. Aquatic pollution prevention and control
. . 1506/2443. Aquatic pollution monitoring and surveillance
1521-1524. Environmental changes, conservation and public health
. . 1521. Aquatic environmental changes (natural and artificial)
. . 1522/2123. Aquatic environment protection
. . 1523. Conservation of aquatic organisms (scientific aspects)
. . 1524/2346. Dangerous aquatic organisms, medicines, and public health
1541-1542. Fouling and boring
. . 1541. Biology of fouling and boring organisms
. . 1542. Fouling and boring - prevention and control
1561. Practical aspects of fisheries
. . 1562. Fishing vessels and harbours
. . 1563. Fishing gear and methods
. . 1564. Fishing instruments, tools and equipment
. . 1565. Fisheries policy, legislation, sociology
. . . . 1565a. Traditional (artisanal) fishing
. . 1566. Fishery charts and water areas
. . 1567. Fishery oceanography and limnology
1581. Aquaculture - general
. . 1582. Fish culture
. . 1583. Shellfish culture
. . 1584. Culture of aquatic animals other than fish and shellfish
. . 1585. Aquatic plant culture
. . 1586. Aquaria
1601. Fishable stocks
. . 1602. Fishable stocks - surveying and prospecting
. . 1603. Fishery statistics and sampling
. . 1604. Fish stock assessment and management
. . 1605. Sport fishing (biology/management aspects)
1621. Aquatic products and their utilization
. . 1622. Aquatic primary products
. . 1623. Aquatic products processing methods, instruments, and factories
. . 1624. Aquatic secondary products
. . 1625. Non-edible aquatic products
. . 1626. Aquatic food technology
. . 1627. Aquatic food quality and standards
. . 1641. Marketing and economics of aquatic products
. . . . 1642. Aquatic products storage, transport, and packing
. . . . 1643. Aquatic products marketing
. . . . 1644. Aquatic products economics
. . . . 1645. Aquatic commodity and trade statistics
2101-2110. Aquatic non-living resources, etc. - information sources
. . 2101. Aquatic non-living resources, etc. - bibliographies, encyclopedias, glossaries, etc.
. . 2102. Aquatic non-living resources, etc. - institutes and organisations
. . 2103. Aquatic non-living resources, etc. - information services
. . 2104. Aquatic non-living resources, etc. - persons (biographies, correspondence, etc.)
. . 2105. Aquatic non-living resources, etc. - research programmes and expeditions (reports/plans)
. . 2106. Aquatic non-living resources, etc. - conferences and other meetings (reports/plans)
. . 2107. History and development of aquatic non-living resources, etc.
. . 2108. Aquatic non-living resources, etc. - education
. . 2109. Aquatic non-living resources, etc. - books, atlases, and charts
. . 2110. Aquatic non-living resources, etc. - translations
2121/1121. Aquatic law, policy, economics, and social sciences
. . 2122. Aquatic legislation
. . 2124. Coastal zone management
. . 2125. Recreation in the aquatic region
. . 2126. Sociology of the aquatic region
2141/1141. Descriptive oceanography and limnology
. . 2142/1142. Descriptive oceanography and limnology methods and instruments
. . 2144/1144. Descriptive oceanography and limnology - regional studies/expeditions/data reports
. . . . 2144a. Bathymetric surveys
. . 2145/1145. Descriptive oceanography and limnology - aquatic physics and chemistry
. . 2146/1146. Water masses, circulation, temperature-salinity-depth studies
. . 2148. Palaeo-oceanography, palaeolimnology and palaeoclimatology
. . 2150. Ice and icebergs - properties and distribution
2161. Dynamical oceanography and limnology
. . 2162. Dynamical oceanography and limnology methods and instruments
. . 2163. Air-water boundary layer
. . 2164. Ocean circulation and currents - theoretical aspects
. . 2165. Benthic boundary layer
. . 2166. Internal waves and microstructure
. . 2167. Tides, surges, and sea level
. . 2168. Wind waves
. . 2169. Fluid mechanics
. . 2170. Nearshore dynamics
. . 2171. Dynamics of lakes and rivers
2181. Aquatic chemistry and geochemistry
. . 2182. Aquatic chemistry and geochemistry methods and instruments
. . 2183. Aquatic physics and chemistry - theoretical aspects and laboratory studies
. . 2184. Chemical composition of water
. . 2185. Aquatic organic compounds
. . 2186. Chemistry of suspended matter
. . 2187. Geochemistry of sediments
. . 2188. Atmospheric chemistry
2201-2225. Underwater acoustics and underwater optics
. . 2201. Underwater acoustics
. . . . 2202. Underwater acoustics methods and instruments
. . . . 2203. Underwater propagation of sound
. . . . 2204. Underwater reverberation
. . . . 2205. Underwater noise and bioaccoustics
. . 2221. Underwater optics
. . . . 2222. Underwater optics methods and instruments
. . . . 2223. Underwater optical properties
. . . . 2225. Underwater viewing
2241. Marine meteorology and climatology
. . 2241a. Climate change research
. . 2242. Meteorological observations and measurements at sea
. . 2243. Atmospheric physical properties - general
. . . . 2243a. Radiation and temperature
. . . . 2243b. Atmospheric pressure
. . . . 2243c. Atmospheric moisture, precipitation, humidity, clouds, fog
. . . . 2243d. Atmospheric motion, winds, hurricanes etc.
. . 2244. Air-sea coupling
. . . . 2244a. El Nino-Southern Oscillation studies
. . 2245. Ship routing and icing
2261. Marine geology and geophysics
. . 2262. Marine geology and geophysics methods and instruments
. . 2263. Topography and morphology
. . 2264. Sediments and sedimentation
. . 2265. Sedimentary structures and stratigraphy
. . 2266. Tectonics and crustal structure
. . 2267. Gravity and geodesy
. . 2268. Heat flow
. . 2269. Geomagnetism
. . 2270. Seismology
. . 2271. Coastal morphology
. . 2272. Petrology and chemistry of rocks
. . 2273. Palaeontology (geological aspects)
. . 2274. Coral reefs (geological aspects)
2281. Marine technology
. . 2282. Materials technology, corrosion, fouling, and boring
. . 2283. Soil mechanics
. . 2284. Hydrodynamics, wave, current, and ice forces
. . 2301-2303. Vessels, underwater vehicles and buoys
. . . . 2301. Surface vehicles
. . . . 2302. Underwater vehicles
. . . . 2303. Buoys and buoy systems
. . 2321. Offshore and coastal structures
. . . . 2322. Drilling and production rigs
. . . . 2323. Storage systems and tanker terminals
. . . . 2324. Artificial islands
. . . . 2325. Pipelines
. . . . 2326. Seafloor installations
. . . . 2327. Coast defences and harbour works
. . 2341. Man-in-the-sea and diving
. . . . 2342. Diving physiology and medicine
. . . . 2343. Diving systems
. . . . 2344. Life support systems
. . . . 2345. Pressure chambers
. . 2381-2393. Marine support services, techniques and equipment
. . . . 2381. Cables
. . . . 2382. Communication telemetry
. . . . 2383. Data acquisition and processing
. . . . 2384. Dredging
. . . . 2385. Hydrographic surveying systems and cartography
. . . . 2386. Mooring and dynamic positioning
. . . . 2387. Navigation
. . . . 2388. Ocean operations
. . . . 2389. Power systems
. . . . 2390. Search and salvage
. . . . 2391. Tools, rigging, and deck machinery
. . . . 2392. Warning services against catastrophes
. . . . 2393. Remote sensing (satellite and/or airborne)
2401. Aquatic non-living resources
. . 2402. Freshwater from the sea
. . 2403. Chemicals from seawater
. . 2404. Mineral resources in the aquatic region
. . 2405. Oil and gas resources in the aquatic region
. . 2406. Energy from the sea
. . 2421. Aquatic non-living resources - marketing and economics
. . . . 2422. Aquatic non-living resources - storage and transport
. . . . 2423. Aquatic non-living resources - marketing
. . . . 2424. Aquatic non-living resources - applied economics
. . . . 2425. Aquatic non-living resources - commodity and trade statistics
4100. Marine biotechnology
. . 4110. Marine biotechnology institutes and organisations
. . 4120. Marine biotechnology conferences, meetings, etc.
. . 4130. Marine biotechnology - new books
. . 4140. Marine biotechnology patents
. . 4150. Molecular biotechnology
. . . . 4160. Molecular biotechnology methods and instruments
. . . . 4170. Molecular biotechnology - microorganisms (viruses/bacteria/fungi/yeasts)
. . . . 4180. Molecular biotechnology - microalgae
. . . . 4190. Molecular biotechnology - macroalgae and higher plants
. . . . 4200. Molecular biotechnology - shellfish and other aquatic animals (excl. fish)
. . . . 4210. Molecular biotechnology - fish
. . 4220. Marine biotechnology supporting technology
. . . . 4230. Marine biotechnology sensors and communication
. . . . 4240. Marine biotechnology instrumentation and process engineering
. . . . 4250. Marine biotechnology deep-sea technology
. . . . 4260. Marine biotechnology supporting technology - immobilization
. . . . 4270. Marine biotechnology supporting technology - cell/tissue culture
. . 4290. Marine biotechnology applications/products
. . . . 4300. Marine biotechnology applications/products - microorganisms
. . . . 4310. Marine biotechnology applications/products - plant culture
. . . . 4320. Marine biotechnology applications/products - shellfish culture
. . . . 4330. Marine biotechnology applications/products - fish culture
. . . . 4340. Marine biotechnology applications/products - other animals
. . . . 4350. Marine biotechnology applications - aquariology
. . . . 4360. Marine biotechnology products - vaccines
. . . . 4370. Marine biotechnology products - antibiotics
. . . . 4380. Marine biotechnology products - pharmaceuticals
. . . . 4390. Marine biotechnology products - toxins
. . . . 4400. Marine biotechnology products - hormones
. . . . 4410. Marine biotechnology products - enzymes
. . . . 4420. Marine biotechnology - other medical/vetinary products
. . . . 4430. Marine biotechnology applications/products - fermentation
. . . . 4440. Marine biotechnology applications/products - biofouling/corrosion/adhesives
. . . . 4450. Marine biotechnology products - chemicals and minerals
. . . . 4460. Marine biotechnology energy applications
. . . . 4470. Marine biotechnology food products
. . . . 4480. Marine biotechnology environmental applications and impact

for further details contact Tony Rees, CSIRO Marine Research, (03) 6232 5318