Glacial melting: An overlooked threat to Antarctic krill

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Fuentes, Verónica Lorena, Alurralde, Roque Gastón, Meyer, Bettina, Aguirre, Gaston Ezequiel, Canepa, Antonio, Wölf, Anne Cathrin, Hass, H. Christian, Williams, Gabriela Noemí, Schloss, Irene Ruth
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: krill; glacial melting; climate change; Antarctica; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Aguirre; Antarctic; Argentina; Gaston; Oldenburg; Potter Cove; Valparaíso; Alfred Wegener Institute; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/39479

Strandings of marine animals are relatively common in marine systems. However, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We observed mass strandings of krill in Antarctica that appeared to be linked to the presence of glacial meltwater. Climate-induced glacial meltwater leads to an increased...