Submesoscale distribution of Antarctic krill and its avian and pinniped predators before and after a near gale

Marine Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 479-491

  Warren, Joseph D ^a   Santora, Jarrod A ^b   Demer, David A ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CRUSTACEAN; PINNIPED; SEABIRD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTARCTICA; CAPE SHIRREFF; LIVINGSTON ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; AVES; DAPTION CAPENSE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA; PINNIPEDIA; PROCELLARIIDAE; PYGOSCELIS ANTARCTICUS; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 58549105482     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1102-0     Document Type: Article

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