Spatial and temporal variability in the structure of aggregations of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) around South Georgia, 1997-1999

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 489-498

  Cox, Martin J ^a   Watkins, Jonathan L ^b   Reid, Keith ^c   Brierley, Andrew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Aggregation; Antarctic krill; Euphausia superba; South Georgia; Swarm

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; ACOUSTIC SURVEY; ALGORITHM; BIOMASS; CATCHABILITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CRUSTACEAN; DATA ACQUISITION; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SWARMING;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTH GEORGIA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 79951983742     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq202     Document Type: Article

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