The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) are swarming, oceanic crustaceans, up to two inches long,and best known as prey for whales and penguins – but they have another important role. Withtheir large size, high biomass and daily vertical migrations they transport and transformessential nutrients, stimul...
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ftunivtasmania:oai:eprints.utas.edu.au:46724 2023-05-15T13:43:28+02:00 The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles Cavan, EL Belcher, A Atkinson, A Hill, SL Kawaguchi, S McCormack, S Meyer, B Nicol, S Ratnarajah, L Schmidt, K Steinberg, DK Tarling, GA Boyd, PW 2019 application/pdf https://eprints.utas.edu.au/46724/ https://eprints.utas.edu.au/46724/1/150449%20-%20The%20importance%20of%20Antarctic%20krill%20in%20biogeochemical%20cycles.pdf en eng Nature Publishing Group https://eprints.utas.edu.au/46724/1/150449%20-%20The%20importance%20of%20Antarctic%20krill%20in%20biogeochemical%20cycles.pdf Cavan, EL orcid:0000-0003-1099-6705 , Belcher, A, Atkinson, A, Hill, SL, Kawaguchi, S, McCormack, S, Meyer, B, Nicol, S, Ratnarajah, L, Schmidt, K, Steinberg, DK, Tarling, GA and Boyd, PW orcid:0000-0001-7850-1911 2019 , 'The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles' , Nature Communications, vol. 10 , pp. 1-13 , doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12668-7 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12668-7>. Antarctic krill biogeochemical cycles Southern Ocean fishery management Article PeerReviewed 2019 ftunivtasmania https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12668-7 2022-08-08T22:16:37Z Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) are swarming, oceanic crustaceans, up to two inches long,and best known as prey for whales and penguins – but they have another important role. Withtheir large size, high biomass and daily vertical migrations they transport and transformessential nutrients, stimulate primary productivity and influence the carbon sink. Antarctickrill are also fished by the Southern Ocean’s largest fishery. Yet how krill fishing impactsnutrient fertilisation and the carbon sink in the Southern Ocean is poorly understood. Oursynthesis shows fishery management should consider the influential biogeochemical role ofboth adult and larval Antarctic krill. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill Euphausia superba Southern Ocean University of Tasmania: UTas ePrints Antarctic Southern Ocean Nature Communications 10 1 |
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Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) are swarming, oceanic crustaceans, up to two inches long,and best known as prey for whales and penguins – but they have another important role. Withtheir large size, high biomass and daily vertical migrations they transport and transformessential nutrients, stimulate primary productivity and influence the carbon sink. Antarctickrill are also fished by the Southern Ocean’s largest fishery. Yet how krill fishing impactsnutrient fertilisation and the carbon sink in the Southern Ocean is poorly understood. Oursynthesis shows fishery management should consider the influential biogeochemical role ofboth adult and larval Antarctic krill. |
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The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles |
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https://eprints.utas.edu.au/46724/1/150449%20-%20The%20importance%20of%20Antarctic%20krill%20in%20biogeochemical%20cycles.pdf Cavan, EL orcid:0000-0003-1099-6705 , Belcher, A, Atkinson, A, Hill, SL, Kawaguchi, S, McCormack, S, Meyer, B, Nicol, S, Ratnarajah, L, Schmidt, K, Steinberg, DK, Tarling, GA and Boyd, PW orcid:0000-0001-7850-1911 2019 , 'The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles' , Nature Communications, vol. 10 , pp. 1-13 , doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12668-7 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12668-7>. |
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