The trophic significance of Krill in the Southern Ocean Ecosystem.

• Main Author: Taylor, Sam
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: University of Canterbury 2007
• Subjects: Antarctic; Hampton; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctica; baleen whales; Euphausia superba
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13959

The Southern Ocean is a highly productive ecosystem that supports large populations of whales, seals, birds and fish and plankton. It is also one of the largest marine ecosystems on earth, covering approximately 36 million km², bounded by the Antarctic Convergence to the north (Bathmann et al 2000)....