Omnivorous summer feeding by juvenile Antarctic krill in coastal waters

• Published in: Limnology and Oceanography
• Main Authors: Conroy, John A., Steinberg, Deborah K., Nardelli, Schuyler C., Schofield, Oscar
• Other Authors: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Foundation, College of William and Mary, Virginia Sea Grant, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; Palmer Station; Palmer-Station; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctica; Euphausia superba
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.12533; https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/lno.12533

Abstract The Antarctic krill Euphausia superba is often considered an herbivore but is notable for its trophic flexibility, which includes feeding on protistan and metazoan zooplankton. Characterizing krill trophic position (TP) is important for understanding carbon and energy flow from phytoplankto...