Euphausia mucronata: A keystone herbivore and prey of the Humboldt Current System

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 652-662

  Antezana, Tarsicio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Chile; Euphausia mucronata; Euphausiids; Food webs; Humboldt Current System; Ingestion; Jack mackerel; Peru; Predation; Trachurus murphyi

Indexed keywords

AUSTRAL WINTER; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL CHILE; CHILE; COASTAL UPWELLING; DAILY RATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOOD WEBS; HIGH LATITUDES; HUMBOLDT CURRENT SYSTEM; INGESTION RATE; MIXED LAYER; OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONE; PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATIONS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REGIME SHIFT; TROPHIC LEVEL; WET WEIGHT;

ARCHES; MEATS; OXYGEN;

ECOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL ZONE; CRUSTACEAN; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOOD WEB; HERBIVORE; INGESTION RATE; KEYSTONE SPECIES; PERCIFORM; PREDATION; PREY SIZE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; UPWELLING; ZOOPLANKTON;

CHILE; PERU;

ENGRAULIDAE; EUPHAUSIA MUCRONATA; EUPHAUSIIDAE; TRACHURUS MURPHYI;

EID: 77949656149     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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