Krill, currents, and sea ice: Euphausia superba and its changing environment

BioScience

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-120

  Nicol, Stephen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctic krill; Currents; Sea ice; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 32544457858     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2006)056[0111:KCASIE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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