Size structure of Antarctic krill inferred from samples of Pygoscelid penguin diets and those collected by the commercial krill fishery

• Main Authors: Juáres, Mariana Alejandra, Grech, Marta Gladys, Casaux, Ricardo Jorge, Negrete, Javier, Fógel, Jazmín, Coria, Néstor Rubén, Santos, María Mercedes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Biología; Pygoscelis adeliae; Pygoscelis papua; SISO database; Euphausia superba; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Bransfield Strait; Flota; mar de la Flota; South Shetland Islands; Stranger Point; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill
• Online Access: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/132482

In the Antarctic Peninsula, during the chick-rearing period Adelie (Pygoscelis adeliae) and gentoo (P. papua) penguins feed primarily on Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), which is also exploited by the commercial fishery. Krill length and proportion of juvenile krill consumed by these predators t...