Predicting changes in the Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, population at South Georgia

Marine Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 647-652

  Reid, K ^a   Barlow, K E ^a   Croxall, J P ^a   Taylor, R I ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CRUSTACEAN; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREDICTION;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 0033404275     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050665     Document Type: Article

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