Antarctic Ocean and Resources Variability

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Survey of the Atmospheric Elements at the Ocean’s Surface South of 40°S....Pages 3-20
Variability of the Atmospheric Circulation over the Drake Passage, Scotia Sea and Weddell Sea....Pages 21-32
Some Indications for Environmental and Krill Resources Variability in the Southern Ocean....Pages 33-40
Spatial and Temporal Variability Within the Southern Ocean....Pages 41-56
Upper Ocean Characteristics in Drake Passage and Adjoining Areas of the Southern Ocean, 39°W-95°W....Pages 57-80
Variation of Geostrophic Circulation off the Antarctic Peninsula and in the Southwest Scotia Sea, 1975–1985....Pages 81-91
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....Pages 92-98
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Seasonal and Interannual Variabilities in Antarctic Phytoplankton with Reference to Krill Distribution....Pages 101-119
Scales of Interaction Between Antarctic Krill and the Environment....Pages 120-130
Interannual Variability in Estimated Primary Productivity of the Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone....Pages 131-139
Effects of Pack Ice on the Composition of Micronektonic Communities in the Weddell Sea....Pages 140-146
Patterns of Spatial and Temporal Distribution and Their Variation in Early Life Stages of Antarctic Fish in the Antarctic Peninsula Region....Pages 147-159
The Pelagic Ecosystem of the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica: An Analysis of Microbiological, Planktological and Chemical Characteristics by Multivariate Analyses....Pages 160-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Large-Scale Fluctuations in Distribution and Abundance of Krill — A Discussion of Possible Causes....Pages 169-182
Hydrography, Krill and Fish and Their Possible Relationships Around Elephant Island....Pages 183-198
Can We Satisfactorily Estimate Variation in Krill Abundance?....Pages 199-208
Patterns of Fluctuations in the Hydrological Conditions of the Antarctic and Their Effect on the Distribution of Antarctic Krill....Pages 209-213
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....Pages 214-218
A Concept of Seasonal Variation of Krill (Euphausia superba) Distribution and Abundance West of the Antarctic Peninsula....Pages 219-230
Variability in Population Density of Antarctic Krill in the Western Scotia Sea in Relation to Hydrological Conditions....Pages 231-236
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Formation of Antarctic Krill Concentrations in Relation to Hydrodynamic Processes and Social Behaviour....Pages 237-244
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....Pages 245-257
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Reproductive Performance of Seabirds and Seals at South Georgia and Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, 1976–1987: Implications for Southern Ocean Monitoring Studies....Pages 261-285
Long-Term Trends in the Foraging Patterns of Female Antarctic Fur Seals at South Georgia....Pages 286-291
Squid as Predators on Krill ( Euphausia superba ) and Prey for Sperm Whales in the Southern Ocean....Pages 292-296
Summary and Conclusions....Pages 297-300
Back Matter....Pages 301-304