Ross Sea Ecology

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XX

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2. Introduction

   1. The Italian Oceanographic Cruises in the Ross Sea (1987–95): Strategy, General Considerations and Description of the Sampling Sites

      • F. M. Faranda, L. Guglielmo, A. Ianora

      Pages 1-13

3. General Characteristics and Biogeochemical Processes

   1. Climatic Characterization of the Terra Nova Bay Region

      • M. Colacino, E. Piervitali, P. Grigioni

      Pages 15-26

   2. Oxygen Isotope Characterization of Terra Nova Bay Seawater

      • M. Dini, B. Stenni

      Pages 27-37

   3. Biogeochemical Processes in the Ross Sea (Antarctica): Present Knowledge and Perspectives

      • M. Frignani, L. Langone, L. Labbrozzi, M. Ravaioli

      Pages 39-50

   4. Some Palaeoecological Remarks on the Ross Sea Shelf, Antarctica

      • A. Brambati, G. P. Fanzutti, F. Finocchiaro, R. Melis, N. Pugliese, G. Salvi et al.

      Pages 51-61

4. Water Masses and Circulation Patterns

   1. Water Masses and Suspended Matter Characteristics of the Western Ross Sea

      • G. Budillon, S. Tucci, A. Artegiani, G. Spezie

      Pages 63-81

   2. Water Mass Characteristics During the ROSSMIZE Cruise (Western Sector of the Ross Sea, November-December 1994)

      • A. Russo

      Pages 83-93

   3. Large-Scale Circulation Features in the Central and Western Ross Sea (Antarctica)

      • P. Picco, A. Bergamasco, L. Demicheli, G. Manzella, R. Meloni, E. Paschini

      Pages 95-105

5. Nutrients, Particulate Organic Matter, and Microbial Biomass

   1. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Nutrient Distributions in the Ross Sea

      • G. Catalano, F. Benedetti, S. Predonzani, A. Goffart, S. Ruffini, P. Rivaro et al.

      Pages 107-120

   2. Particulate Organic Matter and Nutrient Utilization in the Mixed Layer of the Ross Sea

      • P. Povero, M. Fabiano, G. Catalano

      Pages 121-134

   3. Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Particulate Organic Matter in the Ross Sea

      • M. Fabiano, P. Povero, C. Misic

      Pages 135-149

   4. Coupling of Surface Layer Biological Processes and Vertical Flux in the Ross Sea

      • W. O. Smith Jr., H. J. Niebauer, V. L. Asper

      Pages 151-157

   5. Bacteria, Protozoa and Organic Matter Composition in the Sediments of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea)

      • M. Fabiano, R. Danovaro, M. Chiantore, A. Pusceddu

      Pages 159-169

   6. Microbial Biomass and Respiratory Activity Related to the Ice-Melting Upper Layers in the Ross Sea (Antarctica)

      • E. Crisafi, F. Azzaro, R. La Ferla, L. S. Monticelli

      Pages 171-180

6. Phytoplankton and Primary Production

   1. Ultraphytoplanktonic Community Structure in the Ross Sea During the Austral Spring 1994

      • S. Vanucci, V. Bruni

      Pages 181-193

   2. Picoplankton Abundance and Biomass at Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica) During the 1989–1990 Austral Summer

      • M. L. C. Acosta Pomar, T. L. Maugeri, V. Bruni

      Pages 195-203

   3. Phytoplankton Size-Fractionated Biomass in the Ross Sea: Spatial and Temporal Variations During the Austral Spring

      • G. C. Carrada, O. Mangoni, G. F. Russo, V. Saggiomo

      Pages 205-216

   4. Phytoplankton Biomass Related to Environmental Factors in the Ross Sea

      • M. Innamorati, G. Mori, L. Massi, L. Lazzara, C. Nuccio

      Pages 217-230

   5. Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Phytoplankton Assemblages in the Ross Sea

      • C. Nuccio, M. Innamorati, L. Lazzara, G. Mori, L. Massi

      Pages 231-245

The Antarctic represents the last of the world's still unexplored continents. Since 1985, Italy has sent 10 expeditions to this region, three of those have been exclusively devoted to research on the marine ecology of the Ross Sea region. This volume presents a global picture of this research. It includes contributions on water mass characteristics, particulate organic matter and nutrient utilization, and physiological aspects of primary production. Further topics are zooplankton, krill and top predator interactions in relation to physical and biological parameters, ecological features of coastal fish communities and the spatio-temporal variability of benthic biocenoses.

• Coast
• Ocean
• Southern Ocean
• Tide
• biocoenosis
• biomass
• ecology
• ecosystem
• environment
• evolution
• fauna
• mammals
• marine
• phytoplankton
• plankton

• Instituto di Scienze Ambientali Marine, Università di Genova, Genova, Italia

  Francesco Maria Faranda

• Dipartimento di Biologia ed Ecologia Marina, Università di Messina, Messina-S. Agata, Italia

  Letterio Guglielmo

• Stazione Zoologica “Anton Dohrn”, Napoli, Italia

  Adrianna Ianora

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