Krill (Euphausia superba) density, proportional and absolute recruitment and biomass in the Elephant Island region (Antarctic Peninsula) during the period 1977 to 1997

Polar Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 393-398

  Siegel, V ^a   Loeb, V ^b   Groger J ^c  

^a INSTITUT FÜR SEEFISCHEREI   (Germany)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c Institute for Baltic Sea Fisheries   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC KRILL; BIOMASS; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; RECRUITMENT; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ANTARCTICA, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS, ELEPHANT ISLAND;

EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 0031865944     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050264     Document Type: Article

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