A first step towards modelling the krill-predator dynamics of the antarctic ecosystem

CCAMLR Science

Volumn 13, Issue , 2006, Pages 217-277

  Mori, M ^a,b   Butterworth, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Institute of Cetacean Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Baleen whale; CCAMLR; Competitive release; Ecosystem modelling; Krill; Krill surplus; Predator prey; Seal

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIACEA; LOBODON CARCINOPHAGUS; MYSTICETI;

EID: 33845255982     PISSN: 10234063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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