1. Farewell

   • Gotthilf Hempel
   • Irmtraut Hempel

   Editorial 27 November 2008 Pages: 1 - 2

2. As time goes by: Polar Biology over the years 1982–2008

   • Dieter Piepenburg

   Editorial 25 November 2008 Pages: 3 - 7

   

3. 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. Boy
   • A. F. Pérez
   • E. R. Morriconi

   Original Paper 31 July 2008 Pages: 9 - 14

   

4. 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

   

5. A second species of the squid genus Kondakovia (Cephalopoda: Onychoteuthidae) from the sub-Antarctic

   • V. Laptikhovsky
   • A. Arkhipkin
   • K. S. Bolstad

   Original Paper 26 August 2008 Pages: 21 - 26

   

6. Diet, individual specialisation and breeding of brown skuas (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi): an investigation using stable isotopes

   • O. R. J. Anderson
   • R. A. Phillips
   • S. Bearhop

   Original Paper 29 July 2008 Pages: 27 - 33

   

7. Identification of a two-domain antifreeze protein gene in Antarctic eelpout Lycodichthys dearborni

   • Junfang Zhang
   • Cheng Deng
   • Liangbiao Chen

   Original Paper 31 July 2008 Pages: 35 - 40

   

8. Rare piebald and partially leucistic Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, Antarctica

   • Jorge Acevedo
   • Daniel Torres
   • Anelio Aguayo-Lobo

   Original Paper 13 August 2008 Pages: 41 - 45

   

9. A new Antarctic Osthimosia (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata, Celleporidae) with dimorphic zooids

   • Juan López Gappa
   • María G. Liuzzi

   Original Paper 26 August 2008 Pages: 47 - 51

   

10. The new Arctic side-gilled sea slug genus Boreoberthella (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia): Pleurobranchoidean systematics and evolution revisited

    • Alexander V. Martynov
    • Michael Schrödl

    Original Paper 02 September 2008 Pages: 53 - 70

    

11. 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 Molis
    • Hendrik Wessels
    • Christian Wiencke

    Original Paper 19 August 2008 Pages: 71 - 82

    

12. Benthic hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the Bransfield Strait area (Antarctica) collected by Brazilian expeditions, with the description of a new species

    • Álvaro L. Peña Cantero
    • Wim Vervoort

    Original Paper 13 September 2008 Pages: 83 - 92

    

13. Bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic diversity in Arctic sediment as revealed by 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA gene clone libraries analysis

    • Fei Tian
    • Yong Yu
    • Xiao-Kui Guo

    Original Paper 02 September 2008 Pages: 93 - 103

    

14. Response of benthic microbial communities to chitin enrichment: an in situ study in the deep Arctic Ocean

    • Corinna Kanzog
    • Alban Ramette
    • Michael Klages

    Original Paper Open access 03 September 2008 Pages: 105 - 112

    

15. Mesozooplankton beneath the summer sea ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: abundance, species composition, and DMSP content

    • David T. Elliott
    • Kam W. Tang
    • Amy R. Shields

    Original Paper 18 September 2008 Pages: 113 - 122

    

16. Larvae and juveniles of the plunderfishes Artedidraco shackletoni and A. skottsbergi (Notothenioidei, Artedidraconidae) from the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean

    • Masato Moteki
    • Philippe Koubbi
    • Eric Tavenier

    Original Paper 13 September 2008 Pages: 123 - 128

    

17. Referee Acknowledgement

    Acknowledgement to Referees 2008 18 November 2008 Pages: 129 - 131