As time goes by: Polar Biology over the years 1982–2008 Dieter Piepenburg Editorial 25 November 2008 Pages: 3 - 7
Energy allocation in relation to spawning and overwintering of a diadromous Puyen (Galaxias maculatus) population in the southernmost limit of the species distribution C. C. BoyA. F. PérezE. R. Morriconi Original Paper 31 July 2008 Pages: 9 - 14
Description of Gosztonyia antarctica, a new genus and species of Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) from the Antarctic Ocean Jesús Matallanas Original Paper 22 August 2008 Pages: 15 - 19
A second species of the squid genus Kondakovia (Cephalopoda: Onychoteuthidae) from the sub-Antarctic V. LaptikhovskyA. ArkhipkinK. S. Bolstad Original Paper 26 August 2008 Pages: 21 - 26
Diet, individual specialisation and breeding of brown skuas (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi): an investigation using stable isotopes O. R. J. AndersonR. A. PhillipsS. Bearhop Original Paper 29 July 2008 Pages: 27 - 33
Identification of a two-domain antifreeze protein gene in Antarctic eelpout Lycodichthys dearborni Junfang ZhangCheng DengLiangbiao Chen Original Paper 31 July 2008 Pages: 35 - 40
Rare piebald and partially leucistic Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica Jorge AcevedoDaniel TorresAnelio Aguayo-Lobo Original Paper 13 August 2008 Pages: 41 - 45
A new Antarctic Osthimosia (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata, Celleporidae) with dimorphic zooids Juan López GappaMaría G. Liuzzi Original Paper 26 August 2008 Pages: 47 - 51
The new Arctic side-gilled sea slug genus Boreoberthella (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia): Pleurobranchoidean systematics and evolution revisited Alexander V. MartynovMichael Schrödl Original Paper 02 September 2008 Pages: 53 - 70
Do sulphuric acid and the brown alga Desmarestia viridis support community structure in Arctic kelp patches by altering grazing impact, distribution patterns, and behaviour of sea urchins? Markus MolisHendrik WesselsChristian Wiencke Original Paper 19 August 2008 Pages: 71 - 82
Benthic hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Bransfield Strait area (Antarctica) collected by Brazilian expeditions, with the description of a new species Álvaro L. Peña CanteroWim Vervoort Original Paper 13 September 2008 Pages: 83 - 92
Bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic diversity in Arctic sediment as revealed by 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA gene clone libraries analysis Fei TianYong YuXiao-Kui Guo Original Paper 02 September 2008 Pages: 93 - 103
Response of benthic microbial communities to chitin enrichment: an in situ study in the deep Arctic Ocean Corinna KanzogAlban RametteMichael Klages Original Paper Open access 03 September 2008 Pages: 105 - 112
Mesozooplankton beneath the summer sea ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: abundance, species composition, and DMSP content David T. ElliottKam W. TangAmy R. Shields Original Paper 18 September 2008 Pages: 113 - 122
Larvae and juveniles of the plunderfishes Artedidraco shackletoni and A. skottsbergi (Notothenioidei, Artedidraconidae) from the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean Masato MotekiPhilippe KoubbiEric Tavenier Original Paper 13 September 2008 Pages: 123 - 128