Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) as a bioindicator of trace elements reflects regional heterogeneity in marine environments in the northern Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic

• Published in: Ecological Indicators
• Main Authors: Danrong Wang, Guoping Zhu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Euphausia superba; Northern Antarctic Peninsula; Bioindicator; Marine ecosystem; Trace element; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Bransfield Strait; Central Basin; South Shetland Islands; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Western Basin; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108596; https://doaj.org/article/f82f29fff4104d3a96c999504ffe4c4f

The northern Antarctic Peninsula (NAP) supports a few human activities. It is affected by intense climate change and anthropogenic threats. Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is the largest, by mass, in the Southern Ocean and is the keystone species in the Antarctic ecosystem. In this study, we rep...