The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles
Abstract Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba ) are swarming, oceanic crustaceans, up to two inches long, and best known as prey for whales and penguins – but they have another important role. With their large size, high biomass and daily vertical migrations they transport and transform essential nut...
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crspringernat:10.1038/s41467-019-12668-7 2023-05-15T14:11:39+02:00 The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles Cavan, E. L. Belcher, A. Atkinson, A. Hill, S. L. Kawaguchi, S. McCormack, S. Meyer, B. Nicol, S. Ratnarajah, L. Schmidt, K. Steinberg, D. K. Tarling, G. A. Boyd, P. W. 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12668-7 http://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12668-7.pdf http://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12668-7 en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Nature Communications volume 10, issue 1 ISSN 2041-1723 General Physics and Astronomy General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology General Chemistry journal-article 2019 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12668-7 2022-01-04T10:00:16Z Abstract Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba ) are swarming, oceanic crustaceans, up to two inches long, and best known as prey for whales and penguins – but they have another important role. With their large size, high biomass and daily vertical migrations they transport and transform essential nutrients, stimulate primary productivity and influence the carbon sink. Antarctic krill are also fished by the Southern Ocean’s largest fishery. Yet how krill fishing impacts nutrient fertilisation and the carbon sink in the Southern Ocean is poorly understood. Our synthesis shows fishery management should consider the influential biogeochemical role of both adult and larval Antarctic krill. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill Euphausia superba Southern Ocean Springer Nature (via Crossref) Antarctic Southern Ocean Nature Communications 10 1 |
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Abstract Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba ) are swarming, oceanic crustaceans, up to two inches long, and best known as prey for whales and penguins – but they have another important role. With their large size, high biomass and daily vertical migrations they transport and transform essential nutrients, stimulate primary productivity and influence the carbon sink. Antarctic krill are also fished by the Southern Ocean’s largest fishery. Yet how krill fishing impacts nutrient fertilisation and the carbon sink in the Southern Ocean is poorly understood. Our synthesis shows fishery management should consider the influential biogeochemical role of both adult and larval Antarctic krill. |
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Cavan, E. L. Belcher, A. Atkinson, A. Hill, S. L. Kawaguchi, S. McCormack, S. Meyer, B. Nicol, S. Ratnarajah, L. Schmidt, K. Steinberg, D. K. Tarling, G. A. Boyd, P. W. |
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The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles |
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