Sensitivity analysis identifies high influence sites for estimates of penguin krill consumption on the Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Lynch, Heather J., Ratcliffe, Norman, Passmore, Jennifer, Foster, Emma, Trathan, Philip N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2012
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Scotia Sea; Zavodovski Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctic Science; Euphausia superba
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102012000600; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102012000600

Abstract Krill consumption by natural predators represents a critical link between surveys and models of standing krill biomass and the design of a sustainable krill fishery for the Scotia Sea. Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba ) is a significant component of diet for penguins breeding in this reg...