Acoustic properties of Salpa thompsoni.

• Main Authors: Wiebe, Peter H., Chu, Dezhang, Kaartvedt, Stein, Hundt, Anna (Hölter), Melle, Webjørn, Ona, Egil, Batta-Lona, Paola
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: ICES 2009
• Subjects: acoustics; akustikk; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Resource biology: 921; Antarctic; Atkinson; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Euphausia superba
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/102976

Salps are common members of the world oceans planktonic community (Madin, et.al., 2006). In the southern ocean, both krill (Euphausia superba) and salps (Salpa thompsoni) can occur in dense aggregations (Loeb et al, 2009, Atkinson et al. 2004, Woodd-Walker et al., 2003). Krill, an important part of...