Ecological investigations of euphausiids at high latitudes

• Main Author: Saunders, Ryan Alexander
• Other Authors: Brierley, Andrew, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of St Andrews 2007
• Subjects: Euphausiids; High latitude ecosystems; Intra-annual variability; QL444.M338S2; Euphausiacea; Marine ecological regions; Antarctic; Irminger Sea; Mooring Point; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Euphausia superba
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/347

1. Euphausiids are an important component of high latitude pelagic ecosystems, but there is a paucity of information on their distribution, abundance and population processes on within-year time scales. This thesis encompasses new research into the euphausiid-ocean component of two important high la...