Antarctic Ocean and Resources Variability

Abstract

1 Meso/Large-Scale Variability in the Environment.- A Survey of the Atmospheric Elements at the Ocean's Surface South of 40 S.- Variability of the Atmospheric Circulation over the Drake Passage, Scotia Sea and Weddell Sea.- Some Indications for Environmental and Krill Resources Variability in the Southern Ocean.- Spatial and Temporal Variability Within the Southern Ocean.- Upper Ocean Characteristics in Drake Passage and Adjoining Areas of the Southern Ocean, 39 W-95 W.- Variation of Geostrophic Circulation off the Antarctic Peninsula and in the Southwest Scotia Sea, 1975-1985.- 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.- 2 Meso/Large-Scale Variability in the Biota (Related to the Environment).- Seasonal and Interannual Variabilities in Antarctic Phytoplankton with Reference to Krill Distribution.- Scales of Interaction Between Antarctic Krill and the Environment.- Interannual Variability in Estimated Primary Productivity of the Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone.- Effects of Pack Ice on the Composition of Micronektonic Communities in the Weddell Sea.- Patterns of Spatial and Temporal Distribution and Their Variation in Early Life Stages of Antarctic Fish in the Antarctic Peninsula Region.- The Pelagic Ecosystem of the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica: An Analysis of Microbiological, Planktological and Chemical Characteristics by Multivariate Analyses.- 3 Krill Variability in Relation to the Environment.- Large-Scale Fluctuations in Distribution and Abundance of Krill - A Discussion of Possible Causes.- Hydrography, Krill and Fish and Their Possible Relationships Around Elephant Island.- Can We Satisfactorily Estimate Variation in Krill Abundance?.- Patterns of Fluctuations in the Hydrological Conditions of the Antarctic and Their Effect on the Distribution of Antarctic Krill.- 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.- A Concept of Seasonal Variation of Krill (Euphausia superba) Distribution and Abundance West of the Antarctic Peninsula.- Variability in Population Density of Antarctic Krill in the Western Scotia Sea in Relation to Hydrological Conditions.- Formation of Antarctic Krill Concentrations in Relation to Hydrodynamic Processes and Social Behaviour.- 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.- 4 Krill Variability Detected from Predator Studies.- Reproductive Performance of Seabirds and Seals at South Georgia and Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, 1976-1987: Implications for Southern Ocean Monitoring Studies.- Long-Term Trends in the Foraging Patterns of Female Antarctic Fur Seals at South Georgia.- Squid as Predators on Krill (Euphausia superba) and Prey for Sperm Whales in the Southern Ocean.- Summary and Conclusions.