Alternative energy pathways in Southern Ocean food webs: insights from a balanced model of Prydz Bay, Antarctica

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: McCormack, SA, Melbourne-Thomas, J, Trebilco, R, Blanchard, JL, Constable, A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2020
• Subjects: Southern Ocean; food webs; ecosystem model; Antarctic krill; Ecopath; energy pathways; Keystoneness; Prydz Bay; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Kerguelen; Princess Elizabeth Trough; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarctica; Euphausia superba
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/37729/

In recent years, there has been a shift away from the long-standing paradigm in which a short, krill-dominated food chain was considered to be the central element in Southern Ocean food webs. Instead, there is now increasing recognition that alternative energy pathways through mid-trophic level grou...