Research Catalog

Title

Southern Ocean ecology : the BIOMASS perspective / edited by Sayed Z. El-Sayed.

Publication

Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1994.

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Additional Authors

• El-Sayed, Sayed Z. (Sayed Zakaria), 1926-2005.
• BIOMASS Colloquium (1991 : Bremerhaven, Germany)

Description

xxi, 399 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 26 cm

Subjects

• Marine resources > Antarctic Ocean > Congresses
• Marine biology > Antarctic Ocean > Congresses
• BIOMASS Program Congresses
• Marine ecology > Antarctic Ocean > Congresses
• Biomass > Antarctic Ocean > Congresses

Note

• "Proceedings of the BIOMASS Colloquium, held in Bremerhaven, Germany, in September 1991"--Pref.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• History, organization and accomplishments of the BIOMASS Programme / S. Z. El-Sayed -- Antarctic environment - physical oceanography: the Antarctic Peninsula and Southwest Atlantic region of the Southern Ocean / M. Stein and R. B. Heywood -- Physical and chemical oceanography in the vicinity of Prydz Bay Antarctica / N. Smith and P. Treguer -- Discussant's Report: Antarctic marine environment - physical oceanography / E. Fahrbach -- Pattern and variability of phytoplankton biomass in the Antarctic Peninsula region: an assessment of the BIOMASS cruises / J. Priddle, F. Brandini, M. Lipski and M. R. Thorley -- Phytoplankton of the Indian Antarctic Ocean / G. Jacques and M. Fukuchi -- The zooplankton of the Antarctic Peninsula region / S. B. Schnack-Schiel and A. Mujica -- The macrozooplankton communities in the Prydz Bay region. Antarctica / G. W. Hosie -- Discussant's report: Primary production in the Antarctic pelagial - a view from the North / E. Sakshang.
• Krill mesoscale distribution and abundance: results and implications of research during the BIOMASS Programme / I. Everson and D. G. M. Miller -- Krill demography and small-scale processes: a review / V. Siegel and J. Kalinowski -- Krill energetics: seasonal and environmental aspects of the physiology of Euphausia superba / L. B. Quetin, R. M. Ross and A. Clarke -- Discussant's report: Evaluation of BIOMASS contribution to krill research / D. G. M. Miller -- The contribution of the BIOMASS Programme to Antarctic fish biology / A. Kellermann and A. W. North -- Studies on fish of the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean during the BIOMASS Programme / R. Williams and G. Duhamel -- Marine ornithology in the southern Drake Passage and Bransfield Strait during the BIOMASS Programme / G. L. Hunt, Jr., J. P. Croxall and P. N. Trathan -- Consumption of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) by seabirds during summer in the Prydz Bay region, Antarctica / J. Cooper and E. J. Woehler.
• Discussant's Report: Antarctic marine stocks - fish and birds / J.-C. Hureau -- Interactions at the base of the Antarctic food web / H. J. Marchant and E. J. Murphy -- Trophic relationships and trends in population size and reproductive parameters in Antarctic high-level predators / K.-H. Kock and Y. Shimadzu -- The history of the BIOMASS Data Centre and lessons learned during its lifetime / M. R. Thorley and P. N. Trathan -- Discussant's Report: Antarctic marine systems / R. M. Laws -- The potential contribution of the BIOMASS Programme to global change research, especially the JGOFS core project of IGBP / J. Priddle, M. R. Thorley and P. N. Trathan -- BIOMASS-CCAMLR relations: past, present and future / J. P. Croxall -- BIOMASS in relation to the sea-ice zone / G. Hubold -- The Antarctic marine ecosystem in global perspective / K. Sherman -- Discussant's Report: The legacy of BIOMASS / G. Hempel -- Critical appraisal of the BIOMASS Programme / G. E. Fogg.

ISBN

0521443326 (hardback)

LCCN

92040608

OCLC

ocm27434250

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries