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Ross Sea Ecology

Italiantartide Expeditions (1987–1995)

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Editors:
  1. Francesco Maria Faranda

    1. Instituto di Scienze Ambientali Marine, Università di Genova, Genova, Italia

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  2. Letterio Guglielmo

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

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  3. Adrianna Ianora

    1. Stazione Zoologica “Anton Dohrn”, Napoli, Italia

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  • Comprehensive results of all Italian Antarctic expeditions since 1987

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Table of contents (43 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
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  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
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • 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

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ross Sea Ecology

  • Book Subtitle: Italiantartide Expeditions (1987–1995)

  • Editors: Francesco Maria Faranda, Letterio Guglielmo, Adrianna Ianora

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59607-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64048-3Published: 27 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-59607-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 604

  • Topics: Ecology, Plant Sciences, Oceanography

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