Antarctic Ocean and Resources Variability

Chapter 1 A Survey of the Atmospheric Elements at the Ocean’s Surface South of 40°S

Chapter 2 Variability of the Atmospheric Circulation over the Drake Passage, Scotia Sea and Weddell Sea

Chapter 3 Some Indications for Environmental and Krill Resources Variability in the Southern Ocean

Chapter 4 Spatial and Temporal Variability Within the Southern Ocean

Chapter 5 Upper Ocean Characteristics in Drake Passage and Adjoining Areas of the Southern Ocean, 39°W-95°W

Chapter 6 Variation of Geostrophic Circulation off the Antarctic Peninsula and in the Southwest Scotia Sea, 1975–1985

Chapter 7 Variation of Positions and Structures of the Oceanic Fronts in the Indian Ocean Sector of the Southern Ocean in the Period from 1965 to 1987

Chapter 8 Seasonal and Interannual Variabilities in Antarctic Phytoplankton with Reference to Krill Distribution

Chapter 9 Scales of Interaction Between Antarctic Krill and the Environment

Chapter 10 Interannual Variability in Estimated Primary Productivity of the Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone

Chapter 11 Effects of Pack Ice on the Composition of Micronektonic Communities in the Weddell Sea

Chapter 12 Patterns of Spatial and Temporal Distribution and Their Variation in Early Life Stages of Antarctic Fish in the Antarctic Peninsula Region

Chapter 13 The Pelagic Ecosystem of the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica: An Analysis of Microbiological, Planktological and Chemical Characteristics by Multivariate Analyses

Chapter 14 Large-Scale Fluctuations in Distribution and Abundance of Krill — A Discussion of Possible Causes

Chapter 15 Hydrography, Krill and Fish and Their Possible Relationships Around Elephant Island

Chapter 16 Can We Satisfactorily Estimate Variation in Krill Abundance?

Chapter 17 Patterns of Fluctuations in the Hydrological Conditions of the Antarctic and Their Effect on the Distribution of Antarctic Krill

Chapter 18 Differences in the Hydrology, Biomass, and Species Distribution of Plankton, Fishes, and Birds in the Bransfield Strait and the Drake Passage During FIBEX 1981 and SIBEX 1983/84

Chapter 19 A Concept of Seasonal Variation of Krill (Euphausia superba) Distribution and Abundance West of the Antarctic Peninsula

Chapter 20 Variability in Population Density of Antarctic Krill in the Western Scotia Sea in Relation to Hydrological Conditions

Chapter 21 Formation of Antarctic Krill Concentrations in Relation to Hydrodynamic Processes and Social Behaviour

Chapter 22 Variability in the Physical and Biotic Environment of the Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba Dana), South of Africa: Some Results and a Conceptual Appraisal of Important Interactions

Chapter 23 Reproductive Performance of Seabirds and Seals at South Georgia and Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, 1976–1987: Implications for Southern Ocean Monitoring Studies

Chapter 24 Long-Term Trends in the Foraging Patterns of Female Antarctic Fur Seals at South Georgia

Chapter 25 Squid as Predators on Krill (Euphausia superba) and Prey for Sperm Whales in the Southern Ocean

Chapter 26 Summary and Conclusions