Thysanoessa macrura in the southern Kerguelen region: population dynamics and biomass

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Wallis, JR, Maschette, D, Wotherspoon, S, Kawaguchi, S, Swadling, KM
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2020
• Subjects: krill; larvae; Calyptopis; Furcilia; Calanoides acutus; lipids; Southern Ocean; Kerguelen; Princess Elizabeth Trough; Banzare Bank; Thysanoessa macrura
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/32695/

Thysanoessa macrura is well adapted to the strong seasonality of the Southern Ocean. A flexible diet, large lipid reserves and a winter reproductive period provide T. macrura with the ability to capitalise on the pulses of primary and secondary reproduction in spring and summer. The population dynam...