Biology of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXIV

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2. Lake and Near-Shore Marine Studies

   1. The ecology of photosynthetic bacteria in Burton Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

      • C. M. Burke, H. R. Burton

      Pages 1-11

   2. Photosynthetic bacteria in meromictic lakes and stratified fjords of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

      • C. M. Burke, H. R. Burton

      Pages 13-23

   3. Sulfate reduction rates and some aspects of the limnology of four lakes and a fjord in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

      • P. D. Franzmann, G. W. Skyring, H. R. Burton, P. P. Deprez

      Pages 25-33

   4. Preliminary observations on psychrotrophic and psychrophilic, heterotrophic bacteria from antarctic water samples

      • T. A. McMeekin

      Pages 35-40

   5. Pigment and lipid compositions of algal and bacterial communities in Ace Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

      • J. K. Volkman, H. R. Burton, D. A. Everitt, D. I. Allen

      Pages 41-57

   6. Annual cycle of phytoplankton in Ace Lake, an ice covered, saline meromictic lake

      • M. D. Burch

      Pages 59-75

   7. Annual primary productivity of an antarctic continental lake: Phytoplankton and benthic algal mat production strategies

      • C. W. Heath

      Pages 77-87

   8. Comments on the antarctic Rotifera

      • M. Sudzuki

      Pages 89-96

   9. Iodine distribution in an antarctic meromictic saline lake

      • E. C. V. Butler, H. R. Burton, J. D. Smith

      Pages 97-101

   10. Trace element distributions in some saline lakes of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

       • N. Masuda, S. Nakaya, H. R. Burton, T. Torii

       Pages 103-114

   11. The annual cycle of heat content and mechanical stability of hypersaline Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

       • J. M. Ferris, H. R. Burton

       Pages 115-128

   12. The inshore marine ecosystem off the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

       • M. J. Tucker, H. R. Burton

       Pages 129-139

   13. Animal associations with the dominant species of shallow water macrophytes along the coastline of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

       • V. K. Dhargalkar, H. R. Burton, J. M. Kirkwood

       Pages 141-150

   14. Temporal distribution and brooding behaviour of selected benthic species from the shallow marine waters off the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

       • M. J. Tucker

       Pages 151-159

   15. The inshore marine fishes of the Yestfold Hills region, Antarctica

       • R. Williams

       Pages 161-167

   16. A device for remote sampling of benthic algae under ice

       • C. W. Heath, W. J. Singleton

       Pages 169-171

   17. A device for reming holes in ice

       • C. W. Heath, R. Sidebottom, W. J. Singleton

       Pages 173-175

3. Terrestrial Studies

   1. Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems: The Vestfold Hills in context

      • R. D. Seppelt, P. A. Broady

      Pages 177-184

   2. Plants and landscape in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica

      • R. D. Seppelt, P. A. Broady, J. Pickard, D. A. Adamson

      Pages 185-196

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.

• algae
• biology
• ecology
• limnology
• plants

• University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia

  J. M. Ferris

• Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, Australia

  H. R. Burton, G. W. Johnstone

• Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

  I. A. E. Bayly

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