Behaviour affects local-scale distributions of Antarctic krill around South Georgia
Antarctic krill Euphausia superba are key to most Antarctic ecosystems, particularly at South Georgia, where penguins and seals rely on them for their breeding success each summer. Changes in krill behaviour and local-scale distribution during this time can have large consequences for these predator...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:131151 2023-05-15T13:55:18+02:00 Behaviour affects local-scale distributions of Antarctic krill around South Georgia Cresswell, KA Tarling, GA Burrows, MT 2007 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3354/meps06908 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/131151 en eng Inter-Research http://ecite.utas.edu.au/131151/1/CRESSWELL_2007_Behaviour_krill.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps06908 Cresswell, KA and Tarling, GA and Burrows, MT, Behaviour affects local-scale distributions of Antarctic krill around South Georgia, Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 343 pp. 193-206. ISSN 0171-8630 (2007) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/131151 Mathematical Sciences Applied Mathematics Biological Mathematics Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2007 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.3354/meps06908 2019-12-13T22:29:08Z Antarctic krill Euphausia superba are key to most Antarctic ecosystems, particularly at South Georgia, where penguins and seals rely on them for their breeding success each summer. Changes in krill behaviour and local-scale distribution during this time can have large consequences for these predators; however, we currently have little understanding of the behaviour of Antarctic krill in response to changing conditions of predation and food. We used a stochastic dynamic programming model to investigate the behaviour of krill within a region close to South Georgia that is known to be heavily foraged by penguins and seals. In the model, krill responded to changing conditions by adjusting their depth, density of swarm and swimming behaviour. We have shown the optimal behaviour of krill in 3 biologically distinct regions: the on-shelf region, shelf-break region and off-shelf region. We predict significantly higher concentrations of krill will result at the shelf-break region from krill choosing to swim slower and turn more often in a favourable zone. In addition, we predict a diel pattern in swarm density in most conditions of the model, with small krill generally forming lower density swarms than large krill, particularly on-shelf. This work is the first prediction of the effects of krill swarming and swimming behaviour on local-scale distribution. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill Euphausia superba eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic Marine Ecology Progress Series 343 193 206 |
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Antarctic krill Euphausia superba are key to most Antarctic ecosystems, particularly at South Georgia, where penguins and seals rely on them for their breeding success each summer. Changes in krill behaviour and local-scale distribution during this time can have large consequences for these predators; however, we currently have little understanding of the behaviour of Antarctic krill in response to changing conditions of predation and food. We used a stochastic dynamic programming model to investigate the behaviour of krill within a region close to South Georgia that is known to be heavily foraged by penguins and seals. In the model, krill responded to changing conditions by adjusting their depth, density of swarm and swimming behaviour. We have shown the optimal behaviour of krill in 3 biologically distinct regions: the on-shelf region, shelf-break region and off-shelf region. We predict significantly higher concentrations of krill will result at the shelf-break region from krill choosing to swim slower and turn more often in a favourable zone. In addition, we predict a diel pattern in swarm density in most conditions of the model, with small krill generally forming lower density swarms than large krill, particularly on-shelf. This work is the first prediction of the effects of krill swarming and swimming behaviour on local-scale distribution. |
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Behaviour affects local-scale distributions of Antarctic krill around South Georgia |
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Behaviour affects local-scale distributions of Antarctic krill around South Georgia |
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Behaviour affects local-scale distributions of Antarctic krill around South Georgia |
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Behaviour affects local-scale distributions of Antarctic krill around South Georgia |
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Behaviour affects local-scale distributions of Antarctic krill around South Georgia |
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behaviour affects local-scale distributions of antarctic krill around south georgia |
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http://ecite.utas.edu.au/131151/1/CRESSWELL_2007_Behaviour_krill.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps06908 Cresswell, KA and Tarling, GA and Burrows, MT, Behaviour affects local-scale distributions of Antarctic krill around South Georgia, Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 343 pp. 193-206. ISSN 0171-8630 (2007) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/131151 |
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