Acoustic estimates of krill density at South Georgia, 1981 to 1998

CCAMLR Science

Volumn 6, Issue , 1999, Pages 47-57

  Brierley, A S ^a   Watkins, J L ^a   Goss, C ^a   Wilkinson, M T ^a   Everson, I ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic krill; CCAMLR; Density; Euphausia superba; Interannual variability; South Georgia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002823071     PISSN: 10234063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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