Hydrology and underwater climate of the Banc d'Arguin - a review; Wind, surface water temperature, surface salinity and pollution in Banc d'Arguin; Hydrographical observations West of the Banc d'Arguin; Remote sensing of sea surface and coastal area of the Golfe d'Arguin; Heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd) in sediment, zooplankton, and epibenthic invertebrates from the area of the continental slope of the Banc d'Arguin; Leaf dynamics and standing stocks of intertidal Zostera noltii Hornem, and Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson on the Banc d'Arguin; Periphyton density and shading in relation to tidal depth and fiddler crab activity in intertidal seagrass beds of the Banc d'Arguin; Primary production and distribution of phytopigments in the water column and sediments on the upwelling shelf off the Mauritanian coast (Northwest Africa); Distribution of sponges on the Mauritanian continental shelfs; The benthic infauna and benthic respiration off the Banc d'Arguin; Patterns in pelagic and benthic nanoflagellate densities in the coastal upwelling system along the Banc d'Arguin; Zooplankton distribution in the coastal upwelling system along the Banc d'Arguin; Biomass of benthic tidal flat fauna of the Banc d'Arguin; The trawl fauna of the Mauritanian shelf - density, species composition, and biomass; Food items of the Grey Mullet Mugil cephalus in the Banc d'Arguin area; The distribution and abundance of young fish on the Banc d'Arguin; Seabirds in the shelf edge waters bordering the Banc d'Arguin in May The functioning of the ecosystem of the Banc d'Arguin - a review.