Health of Antarctic Wildlife

Health of Antarctic wildlife: an introductionKerry KR, Riddle MJPart 1. Wildlife disease - reviews, case studies and health assessments1. Risk of marine mammal die-offs in the Southern OceanGeraci JR, Lounsbury VJ2. Diseases of Antarctic seabirds. Woods R, Jones HI, Miller GD, Shellam GR3. Diseases and parasites of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic seals. McFarlane RA, Norman RJ de B, Jones HI4. Infectious bursal disease virus and Antarctic birds. Watts J.M, Miller GD, Shellam GR5. An unusual mortality event among Adélie penguins in the vicinity of Mawson Station Antarctica. Kerry KR, Irvine L, Beggs A, Watts J6. Investigation of the 1998 mass mortality event in New Zealand Sea Lions. Roe W7. Health assessment of Weddell seals Leptonochotes weddelli in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Yochem PK, Stewart BS, Gelatt TS, Siniff DB8. Health assessment and diseases of the Weddell seal, Leptonochotes weddelli, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica. McFarlane RA9. Health assessment of the leopard seal, Hydruga leptonynx, in Prydz Bay, Eastern Antarctica and New South Wales, Australia. Gray RB, Rogers TL, Canfield PJ Part 2. External factors - environmental, administrative and legal10. Antarctic climate, weather and the health of Antarctic wildlife. Pook M11. National Antarctic Programs and their impact on the environment. Jabour J12. Antarctic tourism: an operator's perspective. Mortimer G, Prior E13. Human mediated impacts on the health of Antarctic wildlife.Riddle MJ14. Measuring stress in Antarctic seals. Hogg CJ, Rogers TL15. Sewage disposal and wildlife health in Antarctica. Smith JJ, Riddle MJ16. Theinternational and legal framework for protecting the health of Antarctica wildlife. Rothwell D17. The Antarctic Treaty System and wildlife health: awareness, prevention and response. Riddle MJ AppendicesAppendix 1. Protocols for collection of samples for pathological analysis in the event of disease being suspected among monitored species of birds (standard methods, Commission for the

From the reviews:"The present one is to be greatly welcomed as fills an important gap in the knowledge of Antarctica. Health of Antarctic Wildlife is a volume with a wide scope ... discusses this topic in the context of the complex policy and administration systems for the Antarctic continent. ... The book will be very useful for all those interested in the environmental protection of Antarctica and specifically of its fauna. It provides a good starting point for researchers, managers or policy-makers involved in Antarctic work." (Andres Barbosa, Antarctic Science, Vol. 22 (3), 2010)"This book and its many contributors-28 in all-provide an up-to-date overview of the health of Antarctic birds and seals. For any practising biologist, ecologist or veterinarian interested in Antarctic biology this book is immensely valuable, not only because it brings together information from a wide range of fields and expertise, but ... it describes exactly how suspicious die-offs should be treated to minimize the potential spread of disease, and to reduce the risk to the human researchers most likely to discover such events." (Clive R. McMahon, Polar Research, Vol. 29 (3), 2010)"This book provides a useful and interesting introduction to the health and related issues of Antarctica's seabirds and seals. ... This volume set out to provide an up-to-date overview for a broad audience. ... this book does not disappoint and offers a comprehensive primer and source of reference for both scientists and policy advisers ... . It brings together a comprehensive set of contributions and an important bibliography that I for one, will consult well into the future." (P. Tratham, The Journal of Polar Record, Vol. 47, 2011)"'To provide information in a consolidated form to the Antarctic Treaty Parties who, through domestic legislation and regulation, are responsible for implementing the environmental protection regime in Antarctica. Further the book is intended for use by veterinary and biological