Synchronous moulting of krill, Euphausia superba, in the Bransfield Strait (Antarctica)

3 pages, 2 figures, 1 table A large mass of cast exoskeletons of the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba was fished in February 2001 at one station in the Bransfield Strait between 411 and 153 m. We assume that the mass of cast exoskeletons originated from a synchronous moult of thousands of individua...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Rotllant, Guiomar, Company, Joan B., Busquets, Xavier, Buchholz, F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Springer 2004
Subjects:
Antarctic
Bransfield Strait
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctic Krill
Antarctica
Euphausia superba
Polar Biology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/135022
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-004-0605-5
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Summary:3 pages, 2 figures, 1 table A large mass of cast exoskeletons of the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba was fished in February 2001 at one station in the Bransfield Strait between 411 and 153 m. We assume that the mass of cast exoskeletons originated from a synchronous moult of thousands of individuals. Depending on the size of the krill moulted, the amount of exoskeletons corresponded to a krill abundance of 1,480-48,000 individuals per 1,000 m3. © Springer-Verlag 2004 Support for this work was provided by CICYT (Spanish Antarctic Research Program) Peer Reviewed

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