Elemental composition, biochemical composition and caloric value of Antarctic krill. Implications in Energetics and carbon balances

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 518-524

  Färber Lorda, Jaime ^a   Gaudy, Raymond ^b   Mayzaud, P ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^c Obervatoire Océanologique ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Biochemical composition; Calorimetry; Elemental composition; Energetic balance; Krill

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC KRILL; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CALORIC CONTENT; CALORIC VALUE; CARBON AND NITROGEN; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON FLUXES; DRY WEIGHT; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGETIC BALANCE; FOOD CHAIN; FRONTAL AREAS; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; INDIVIDUAL SIZE; KRILL; LIPID CONTENT; MATURITY STAGES; WET WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; CALORIMETRY; LIPIDS; NITROGEN; PROTEINS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

WEIGHING;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOENERGETICS; CARBON; CARBON BALANCE; CARBON FLUX; CRUSTACEAN; LIPID; MATURATION; NITROGEN; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 70449518329     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.12.021     Document Type: Article

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