Ebook: Biology of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica: Proceedings of the symposium, Hobart, August 1984

The present volume was conceived as a companion to 'Antarctic Oasis: Terrestrial environments and history of the Vestfold Hills' edited by J. Pickard and published in 1986 by Academic Press, Sydney. Pickard's book contains accounts of the Vestfold Hills' climate (N. A. Streten) and recent geomorphological history (D. A. Adamson & J. Pickard) which provide a valuable context for understanding their present day biology. Pickard also gives a history of human discovery and occupation of the Vest fold Hills. There is some overlap in the coverage, to the extent that both this volume and Pickard's book describe the terrestrial flora and fauna. The reader specifically interested in the terrestrial ecosystems of the Vestfold Hills should draw from both sources. Together, these works present a broad and descriptive account of the largest truly coastal antarctic oasis: a region that holds a unique variety of opportunities for future scientific investigation. There are several tasks I wish to accomplish here, apart from expressing my sincere thanks to the many people who have contributed to the completion of this volume. I wish to briefly introduce the Vestfolds and to list some of the features that, in my opinion, make them biologically varied, and unique in the context of other coastal ice-free areas. I wish to describe the phases of biological research in this region, including the directions that have been pursued since the 1984 symposium and to comment upon the future of the Vestfold Hills.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXIV
The ecology of photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 1-11
Photosynthetic bacteria in meromictic lakes and stratified fjords of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 13-23
Sulfate reduction rates and some aspects of the limnology of four lakes and a fjord in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 25-33
Preliminary observations on psychrotrophic and psychrophilic, heterotrophic bacteria from antarctic water samples....Pages 35-40
Pigment and lipid compositions of algal and bacterial communities in Ace Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 41-57
Annual cycle of phytoplankton in Ace Lake, an ice covered, saline meromictic lake....Pages 59-75
Annual primary productivity of an antarctic continental lake: Phytoplankton and benthic algal mat production strategies....Pages 77-87
Comments on the antarctic Rotifera....Pages 89-96
Iodine distribution in an antarctic meromictic saline lake....Pages 97-101
Trace element distributions in some saline lakes of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 103-114
The annual cycle of heat content and mechanical stability of hypersaline Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 115-128
The inshore marine ecosystem off the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 129-139
Animal associations with the dominant species of shallow water macrophytes along the coastline of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 141-150
Temporal distribution and brooding behaviour of selected benthic species from the shallow marine waters off the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 151-159
The inshore marine fishes of the Yestfold Hills region, Antarctica....Pages 161-167
A device for remote sampling of benthic algae under ice....Pages 169-171
A device for reming holes in ice....Pages 173-175
Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems: The Vestfold Hills in context....Pages 177-184
Plants and landscape in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 185-196
A survey of the terrestrial Tardigrada of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 197-208
Cuticle structure and habitat in the Nanorchestidae (Acari: Prostigmata)....Pages 209-212
Foraminiferida from Neogene sediments, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 213-220
Changing distribution of late Quaternary terrestrial lacustrine and littoral environments in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 221-226
Birds of Prydz Bay, Antarctica: Distribution and abundance....Pages 227-237
The breeding season diet of Adelie penguins at the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica....Pages 239-253
Predicting the swimming and diving behaviour of penguins from muscle biochemistry....Pages 255-261
Studies of viruses in penguins in the Vestfold Hills....Pages 263-267
Marking and monitoring studies of the Kerguelen stock of southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina and their bearing on biological research in the Vestfold Hills....Pages 269-277
Variations in underwater vocalizations of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddelli) at the Vestfold Hills as a measure of breeding population discreteness....Pages 279-284
Back Matter....Pages 285-307

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXIV
The ecology of photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 1-11
Photosynthetic bacteria in meromictic lakes and stratified fjords of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 13-23
Sulfate reduction rates and some aspects of the limnology of four lakes and a fjord in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 25-33
Preliminary observations on psychrotrophic and psychrophilic, heterotrophic bacteria from antarctic water samples....Pages 35-40
Pigment and lipid compositions of algal and bacterial communities in Ace Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 41-57
Annual cycle of phytoplankton in Ace Lake, an ice covered, saline meromictic lake....Pages 59-75
Annual primary productivity of an antarctic continental lake: Phytoplankton and benthic algal mat production strategies....Pages 77-87
Comments on the antarctic Rotifera....Pages 89-96
Iodine distribution in an antarctic meromictic saline lake....Pages 97-101
Trace element distributions in some saline lakes of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 103-114
The annual cycle of heat content and mechanical stability of hypersaline Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 115-128
The inshore marine ecosystem off the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 129-139
Animal associations with the dominant species of shallow water macrophytes along the coastline of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 141-150
Temporal distribution and brooding behaviour of selected benthic species from the shallow marine waters off the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 151-159
The inshore marine fishes of the Yestfold Hills region, Antarctica....Pages 161-167
A device for remote sampling of benthic algae under ice....Pages 169-171
A device for reming holes in ice....Pages 173-175
Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems: The Vestfold Hills in context....Pages 177-184
Plants and landscape in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 185-196
A survey of the terrestrial Tardigrada of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 197-208
Cuticle structure and habitat in the Nanorchestidae (Acari: Prostigmata)....Pages 209-212
Foraminiferida from Neogene sediments, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 213-220
Changing distribution of late Quaternary terrestrial lacustrine and littoral environments in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica....Pages 221-226
Birds of Prydz Bay, Antarctica: Distribution and abundance....Pages 227-237
The breeding season diet of Adelie penguins at the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica....Pages 239-253
Predicting the swimming and diving behaviour of penguins from muscle biochemistry....Pages 255-261
Studies of viruses in penguins in the Vestfold Hills....Pages 263-267
Marking and monitoring studies of the Kerguelen stock of southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina and their bearing on biological research in the Vestfold Hills....Pages 269-277
Variations in underwater vocalizations of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddelli) at the Vestfold Hills as a measure of breeding population discreteness....Pages 279-284
Back Matter....Pages 285-307
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