Distribution, Patchiness, and Behavior of Antarctic Zooplankton, Assessed Using Multi-Frequency Acoustic Techniques

• Main Author: Lawson, Gareth L.
• Other Authors: MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE JOINT PROGRAM IN APPLIED OCEAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Biology; Ecology; Geography; Optics; *ACOUSTICS; *ECOLOGY; *ANTARCTIC REGIONS; *BIOMASS CONVERSION; *ZOOPLANKTON; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; MEASUREMENT; POSITION(LOCATION); TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTS; DISTRIBUTION; REGIONS; BAYS; TARGET STRENGTH; LAND AREAS; FOOD; MIGRATION; DIES; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; AVAILABILITY; WINTER; VERTICAL ORIENTATION; SURVEYS; RESOURCES; Antarctic; Marguerite; Marguerite Bay; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Euphausia superba
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA458552; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA458552

The physical and biological forces that drive zooplankton distribution and patchiness on the antarctic continental shelf were examined, with particular emphasis on the Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba. Acoustic, video, and environmental data were collected during fall and winter surveys of the Mar...