Krill (Euphausia superba) abundance and Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) breeding performance in the waters off the Bechervaise Island colony, East Antarctica in 2 years with contrasting ecological conditions

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Nicol, S, Clarke, J, Romaine, SJ, Kawaguchi, S, Williams, GD, Hosie, GW
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2008
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Biological Oceanography; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Mawson Coast; Adelie penguin; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctica; Euphausia superba; Pygoscelis adeliae; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.11.013; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/71474

In 2001 and 2003 small-scale acoustic surveys of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) distribution and abundance were conducted offshore from an East Antarctic colony of Adelie penguins on Bechervaise Island (67 degrees 35'S, 62 degrees 49'E) that has been monitored for 15 years. Although t...