Health of Antarctic Wildlife

Table of contents (18 chapters)

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Wildlife disease - reviews, case studies and health assessments

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 1-10

      Health of Antarctic Wildlife: An Introduction

      K. R. Kerry, M. J. Riddle

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 13-34

      Risk of Marine Mammal Die-Offs in the Southern Ocean

      J. R. Geraci, V. J. Lounsbury

   4. 

      Chapter

      Pages 35-55

      Diseases of Antarctic Seabirds

      R. Woods, H. I. Jones, J. Watts, G. D. Miller, G. R. Shellam

   5. 

      Chapter

      Pages 57-93

      Diseases and Parasites of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Seals

      R. A. McFarlane, R. J. de B. Norman, H. I. Jones

   6. 

      Chapter

      Pages 95-105

      Infectious Bursal Disease Virus and Antarctic Birds

      J. M. Watts, G. D. Miller, G. R. Shellam

   7. 

      Chapter

      Pages 107-112

      An Unusual Mortality Event Among Adélie Penguins in the Vicinity of Mawson Station, Antarctica

      K. R. Kerry, L. Irvine, A. Beggs, J. Watts

   8. 

      Chapter

      Pages 113-121

      Investigation of the 1998 Mass Mortality Event in New Zealand Sea Lions

      W. Roe

   9. 

      Chapter

      Pages 123-138

      Health Assessment of Weddell Seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

      P. K. Yochem, B. S. Stewart, T. S. Gelatt, D. B. Siniff

   10. 

       Chapter

       Pages 139-166

       Health Assessment and Diseases of the Weddell seal, Leptonochotes weddelli, in Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica

       R. A. McFarlane

   11. 

       Chapter

       Pages 167-192

       Health Assessment of the Leopard Seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, in Prydz Bay, Eastern Antarctica and NSW, Australia

       R. B. Gray, T. L. Rogers, P. J. Canfield

3. External factors - environmental, administrative and legal

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 194-194

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 195-209

      Antarctic Climate, Weather and the Health of Antarctic Wildlife

      M. Pook

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 211-229

      National Antarctic Programs and Their Impact on the Environment

      J. Jabour

   4. 

      Chapter

      Pages 231-240

      Antarctic Tourism: An Operator’s Perspective

      G. Mortimer, E. Prior

   5. 

      Chapter

      Pages 241-262

      Human-Mediated Impacts on the Health of Antarctic Wildlife

      M. J. Riddle

   6. 

      Chapter

      Pages 263-270

      Measuring Stress in Antarctic Seals

      C. J. Hogg, T. L. Rogers

   7. 

      Chapter

      Pages 271-315

      Sewage Disposal and Wildlife Health in Antarctica

      J. J. Smith, M. J. Riddle

   8. 

      Chapter

      Pages 317-338

      The International Legal Framework for Protecting the Health of Antarctic Wildlife

      D. R. Rothwell

   9. 

      Chapter

      Pages 339-349

      The Antarctic Treaty System and Wildlife Health: Disease Awareness, Prevention and Response

      M. J. Riddle

4. Back Matter

   Pages 351-470

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