"There is a deceptively comprehensive wealth of information contained between the covers which will be of interest to almost every polar researcher and to the science world in general." - Antarctic Science

• Antarctic Science — Global Concerns: Introduction.- Environmental Protection and Science in the Antarctic.- Conflicts of Interest in the Use of Antarctica.- Antarctica — Where Space Meets Planet Earth.- The Antarctic Sea Ice Cover.- Ecological Significance of the Sea Ice Biota.- The Polar Ice Sheets: A Chronicle of Climate and Environment.- Biological Impacts of Seasonal Ozone Depletion.- The Southern Ocean: Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate Changes.- Detection of Change in Antarctica.- Antarctic Krill — Changing Perceptions of Its Role in the Antarctic Ecosystem.- Impact of Shelf and Sea Ice on Water Mass Modifications and Large-Scale Oceanic Circulation in the Weddell Sea.- Evolutionary History of Antarctica.- Geological Contributions from Antarctica.- Antarctica as a Space Laboratory.- Antarctic Benthos: Present Position and Future Prospects.- Future Ocean-Atmosphere Research in the Antarctic Region.- Future of Antarctic Science — Biosphere.

"There is a deceptively comprehensive wealth of information contained between the covers which will be of interest to almost every polar researcher and to the science world in general." - Antarctic Science

• Antarctic Science — Global Concerns: Introduction.- Environmental Protection and Science in the Antarctic.- Conflicts of Interest in the Use of Antarctica.- Antarctica — Where Space Meets Planet Earth.- The Antarctic Sea Ice Cover.- Ecological Significance of the Sea Ice Biota.- The Polar Ice Sheets: A Chronicle of Climate and Environment.- Biological Impacts of Seasonal Ozone Depletion.- The Southern Ocean: Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate Changes.- Detection of Change in Antarctica.- Antarctic Krill — Changing Perceptions of Its Role in the Antarctic Ecosystem.- Impact of Shelf and Sea Ice on Water Mass Modifications and Large-Scale Oceanic Circulation in the Weddell Sea.- Evolutionary History of Antarctica.- Geological Contributions from Antarctica.- Antarctica as a Space Laboratory.- Antarctic Benthos: Present Position and Future Prospects.- Future Ocean-Atmosphere Research in the Antarctic Region.- Future of Antarctic Science — Biosphere.