Krill and currents-physical and biological interactions influencing the distribution of Euphausia superba

Ocean and Polar Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 633-644

  Nicol, Stephen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctic Circumpolar Current; Antarctic krill; Distribution; Flux; Transport

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIA; EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 1342331276     PISSN: 1598141X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4217/OPR.2003.25.4.633     Document Type: Article

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