Description:This is a collection of papers presenting the scientific results of the Third Bulgarian Antartic Expedition (1995). Coverage includes papers on climatic conditions, soils, humus formation, vegetation, soil micro-organisms; actinomyces and streptomyces strains, diatoms, interstitial rhizopods, testate amoebae, soil nematodes, cestodes in birds at the Bulgarian Antartic Base on the Livingston Island, South Shetlands, Antarctic. Besides publication of new data, most papers also include brief overviews on related studies from the Antarctic. Maps and photos of the studied habitats are also enclosed.