Demography of krill in the Elephant Island area during summer 2001 and its significance for stock recruitment

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Siegel, V., Bergström, B., Mühlenhardt-Siegel, U., Thomasson, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2002
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Elephant Island; Antarctic Science
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410200200072x; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S095410200200072X

A net sampling survey was carried out for krill in a standard station grid around Elephant Island during 27 January to 4 February 2001. In comparison with recent years the station grid was extended south, where a large proportion of small size classes, one-year-old juvenile krill was found. Results...