An 8-year cycle in krill biomass density inferred from acoustic surveys conducted in the vicinity of the South Shetland Islands during the austral summers of 1991-1992 through 2001-2002

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-213

  Hewitt, Roger P ^a   Demer, David A ^a   Emery, Jennifer H ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Krill; South Shetland Islands

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BIOMASS; DISPERSION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 0042696214     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0990-7440(03)00019-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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