Krill-copepod interactions at South Georgia, Antarctica, II. Possible control by Euphausia superba of copepod abundance.

Euphausia superba thereafter 'krill') and copepods are major zooplankton taxa in the Southern Ocean, but there is Little information on how they interact. This paper investigates their coincidence across a wide range of temporal and spatial scales to examine whether copepod distribution is...

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Main Authors: Atkinson, A, Ward, P, Hill, A, Brierley, Andrew Stuart, Cripps, GC
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1999
Subjects:
Antarctic krill
Euphausia superba
copepods
South Georgia
Southern Ocean
distribution
population control
feeding interactions
MARGINAL ICE-ZONE
DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATION
POLAR FRONTAL ZONE
CALANOIDES-ACUTUS
WEDDELL-SEA
MESOSCALE DISTRIBUTION
RHINCALANUS-GIGAS
AUSTRAL SUMMER
LIFE-CYCLE
FOOD-WEB
Antarctic
Austral
Longhurst
Weddell
Weddell Sea
Antarc*
Antarctic Krill
Antarctica
Copepods
Online Access:https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/krillcopepod-interactions-at-south-georgia-antarctica-ii-possible-control-by-euphausia-superba-of-copepod-abundance(b634e5f0-b6d5-4186-bed1-255c9a0ed076).html
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