Circulation of the Western Antarctic Peninsula: Implications for Biological Production

• Main Author: Piñones Valenzuela, Maria Andrea
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: ODU Digital Commons 2011
• Subjects: Antarctica; Euphasia superba; Ocean circulation; Krill; Marine Biology; Oceanography; Alexander Island; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Bellingshausen Sea; Crystal Sound; Laubeuf; Laubeuf Fjord; Marguerite; Marguerite Bay; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/oeas_etds/147; https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1151&context=oeas_etds

The western Antarctic Peninsula (wAP) continental shelf is characterized by large persistent populations of Antarctic krill ( Enphausia superba) and by regions of enhanced concentrations of marine mammals and other predators (hot spots). This study focused on understanding the role of ocean circulat...