Ross Sea Ecology: Italiantartide Expeditions (1987–1995)

Front Matter....Pages I-XX
The Italian Oceanographic Cruises in the Ross Sea (1987–95): Strategy, General Considerations and Description of the Sampling Sites....Pages 1-13
Climatic Characterization of the Terra Nova Bay Region....Pages 15-26
Oxygen Isotope Characterization of Terra Nova Bay Seawater....Pages 27-37
Biogeochemical Processes in the Ross Sea (Antarctica): Present Knowledge and Perspectives....Pages 39-50
Some Palaeoecological Remarks on the Ross Sea Shelf, Antarctica....Pages 51-61
Water Masses and Suspended Matter Characteristics of the Western Ross Sea....Pages 63-81
Water Mass Characteristics During the ROSSMIZE Cruise (Western Sector of the Ross Sea, November-December 1994)....Pages 83-93
Large-Scale Circulation Features in the Central and Western Ross Sea (Antarctica)....Pages 95-105
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Nutrient Distributions in the Ross Sea....Pages 107-120
Particulate Organic Matter and Nutrient Utilization in the Mixed Layer of the Ross Sea....Pages 121-134
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Particulate Organic Matter in the Ross Sea....Pages 135-149
Coupling of Surface Layer Biological Processes and Vertical Flux in the Ross Sea....Pages 151-157
Bacteria, Protozoa and Organic Matter Composition in the Sediments of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea)....Pages 159-169
Microbial Biomass and Respiratory Activity Related to the Ice-Melting Upper Layers in the Ross Sea (Antarctica)....Pages 171-180
Ultraphytoplanktonic Community Structure in the Ross Sea During the Austral Spring 1994....Pages 181-193
Picoplankton Abundance and Biomass at Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica) During the 1989–1990 Austral Summer....Pages 195-203
Phytoplankton Size-Fractionated Biomass in the Ross Sea: Spatial and Temporal Variations During the Austral Spring....Pages 205-216
Phytoplankton Biomass Related to Environmental Factors in the Ross Sea....Pages 217-230
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Phytoplankton Assemblages in the Ross Sea....Pages 231-245
Ecological and Physiological Aspects of Primary Production in the Ross Sea....Pages 247-258
Photosynthetic Parameters, Irradiance, Biooptical Properties and Production Estimates in the Western Ross Sea....Pages 259-273
Distribution of the Main Microzooplankton Taxa in the Ross Sea (Antarctica): Austral Summer 1994....Pages 275-289
Copepod Communities in the Pacific Sector of the Southern Ocean in Early Summer....Pages 291-307
Planktonic Copepods in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea): Distribution and Relationship with Environmental Factors....Pages 309-321
Crustacean Decapod Larvae in Terra Nova Bay and in the Ross Sea (Cruises 1987–88 and 1989–90)....Pages 323-333
Occurrence of Mysidacea (Crustacea) in the Pacific Sector of Antarctica and Distribution of Antarctomysis ohlini in Terra Nova Bay (Western Ross Sea)....Pages 335-350
Planktonic Ostracoda in the Ross Sea: Their Distribution and Associated Environmental Factors....Pages 351-367
Spatial Distribution and Feeding Habits of Larval and Juvenile Pleuragramma Antarcticum in the Western Ross Sea (Antarctica)....Pages 369-393
A Modelling Approach to the Ross Sea Plankton Ecosystem....Pages 395-411
Characteristic Properties and Dynamic Aspects of Krill Swarms from the Ross Sea....Pages 413-431
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Krill Euphausia superba Biomass in the Ross Sea (1989–1990 and 1994)....Pages 433-455
The Coastal Fish Fauna of Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea, Antarctica....Pages 457-468
ROSSMIZE Expedition: Distribution and Biomass of Birds and Mammals in the Western Ross Sea....Pages 469-478
Morphogroup Analysis of Recent Agglutinated Foraminifers off Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica (Expedition 1987–1988)....Pages 479-492
The Macrophytobenthos of Terra Nova Bay....Pages 493-502
Spatial and Vertical Distribution of Benthic Littoral Communities in Terra Nova Bay....Pages 503-514
Shallow-Water Bryozoans and Serpuloideans from the Ross Sea (Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica)....Pages 515-525
Spatio-Temporal Variability in the Structure of Benthic Populations in a Physically Controlled System off Terra Nova Bay: The Shallow Hard Bottoms....Pages 527-538
The Role of Sponges in the Terra Nova Bay Ecosystem....Pages 539-549
Benthic Polychaetes off Terra Nova Bay and Ross Sea: Species Composition, Biogeography, and Ecological Role....Pages 551-561
The Population Structure and Ecology of the Antarctic Scallop Adamussium colbecki in Terra Nova Bay....Pages 563-573
Bioconcentration of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Pelagic Food Chain of the Ross Sea....Pages 575-584
Concentration Changes in Cadmium and Lead in Antarctic Coastal Seawater (Ross Sea) During the Austral Summer and Their Relationship with the Evolution of Biological Activity....Pages 585-594
Back Matter....Pages 595-604