1. Harp seal foraging behaviour during summer around Svalbard in the northern Barents Sea: diet composition and the selection of prey

   • Ulf Lindstrøm
   • Kjell T. Nilssen
   • Tore Haug

   Original Paper 13 November 2012 Pages: 305 - 320

   

2. Biogeographical and phylogeographical relationships of the bathyal ophiuroid fauna of the Macquarie Ridge, Southern Ocean

   • Timothy D. O’Hara
   • Peter J. Smith
   • Dirk Steinke

   Original Paper 22 November 2012 Pages: 321 - 333

   

3. The CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein δ (C/EBP-δ) transcription factor is heat inducible in the cold-adapted antarctic fish Trematomus bernacchii

   • Isaac M. Sleadd
   • Bradley A. Buckley

   Original Paper 05 December 2012 Pages: 335 - 342

   

4. Potentially pathogenic yeast isolated from the throat and cloaca of an Arctic colonial seabird: the little auk (Alle alle)

   • Maria Dynowska
   • Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas
   • Elżbieta Ejdys

   Original Paper Open access 17 November 2012 Pages: 343 - 348

5. Characterization of a novel antarctic plant growth-promoting bacterial strain and its interaction with antarctic hair grass (Deschampsia antarctica Desv)

   • Graciela Berríos
   • Gustavo Cabrera
   • Ana Gutiérrez-Moraga

   Original Paper 23 November 2012 Pages: 349 - 362

   

6. Guano deposition and nutrient enrichment in the vicinity of planktivorous and piscivorous seabird colonies in Spitsbergen

   • Adrian Zwolicki
   • Katarzyna Małgorzata Zmudczyńska-Skarbek
   • Lech Stempniewicz

   Original Paper Open access 28 November 2012 Pages: 363 - 372

   

7. Archaeal diversity from hydrothermal systems of Deception Island, Antarctica

   • Maximiliano J. Amenábar
   • Patricio A. Flores
   • Jenny M. Blamey

   Original Paper 06 December 2012 Pages: 373 - 380

   

8. Thermal stress responses in Antarctic yeast, Glaciozyma antarctica PI12, characterized by real-time quantitative PCR

   • Sook Yee Boo
   • Clemente Michael Vui Ling Wong
   • Nor Muhammad Mahadi

   Original Paper 09 December 2012 Pages: 381 - 389

   

9. Spatial variation of phytoplankton assemblages and biomass in the New Zealand sector of the Southern Ocean during the late austral summer 2008

   • F. Hoe Chang
   • Michael J. M. Williams
   • Rob Stewart

   Original Paper 07 December 2012 Pages: 391 - 408

   

10. Differentially expressed genes induced by cold and UV-B in Deschampsia antarctica Desv.

    • Jorge Dinamarca
    • Alejandra Sandoval-Alvarez
    • Ana Gutiérrez-Moraga

    Original Paper 04 December 2012 Pages: 409 - 418

    

11. Frequency, timing, extent, and size of winter thaw-refreeze events in Alaska 2001–2008 detected by remotely sensed microwave backscatter data

    • Ryan R. Wilson
    • Annett Bartsch
    • Wendy M. Loya

    Original Paper 01 December 2012 Pages: 419 - 426

    

12. Morphology, phylogeny, and toxicity of Atama complex (Dinophyceae) from the Chukchi Sea

    • Haifeng Gu
    • Ni Zeng
    • Weidong Yang

    Original Paper 29 November 2012 Pages: 427 - 436

    

13. Winter diet of striated caracara Phalcoboenus australis (Aves, Polyborinae) at a farm settlement on the Falkland Islands

    • Kalinka Rexer-Huber
    • Keith L. Bildstein

    Short Note 05 December 2012 Pages: 437 - 443

    

14. Macrofaunal crustaceans in the benthic boundary layer from the shelf break to abyssal depths in the Ross Sea (Antarctica)

    • Anne-Nina Lörz
    • Stefanie Kaiser
    • David Bowden

    Short Note 02 December 2012 Pages: 445 - 451

    

15. Residence of the leopard seal in the Magellan Strait: a potential sub-Antarctic population inhabiting the waters of Southern Chile?

    • Jorge Acevedo
    • Francisco Martinez

    Short Note 08 December 2012 Pages: 453 - 456