LEOPARD SEALS – A SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 3
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5
4. A BRIEF HISTORY OF DIVING IN ANTARCTICA 6
5. THE CONTINENT OF ANTARCTICA 9
6. DIVING IN ANTARCTICA: PLANNING YOUR VISIT 12
7. LEOPARD SEALS – A SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE 26
8. UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY IN ANTARCTICA 35
9. OTHER WAYS OF CAPTURING THE UNDERWATER REALM OF ANTARCTICA 42
10. COMMON BENTHIC LIFE OF THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA AND SOUTH GEORGIA 44
11. NATURAL PRODUCT CHEMISTRY FROM ANTARCTIC MARINE ORGANISMS 53
12. THE DIVE SITES
13. How to use this guide 58
14. Key to icons used in the guide 58
15. DIVE SITES OF THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA 59
16. DIVE SITES OF SOUTH GEORGIA 109
17. GUIDANCE FOR VISITORS TO THE ANTARCTIC 124
18. MARINE WILDLIFE WATCHING GUIDELINES 126
19. GLOSSARY 134
20. PHOTO AND ART CREDITS 141
21. SUGGESTED FURTHER READING 143
22. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 143
23. ABOUT THE OTHER CONTRIBUTORS 144