Simulating larval Antarctic krill growth and condition factor during fall and winter in response to environmental variability

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 452, Issue , 2012, Pages 27-43

  Lowe, Alexander T ^a,d   Ross, Robin M ^a   Quetin, Langdon B ^a   Vernet, Maria ^b   Fritsen, Christian H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Condition factor; Critical period; Euphausia superba; Fall and winter; Growth; Individualbased model; Larval Antarctic krill

Indexed keywords

CONDITION FACTOR; CRUSTACEAN; DIEL MIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIELD METHOD; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; ICE ALGA; ICE COVER; INGESTION RATE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION MODELING; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RESEARCH VESSEL; RESPIRATION; SEA ICE; SURVIVAL; VERTICAL MIGRATION; WINTER;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

ALGAE; EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 84860249668     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09409     Document Type: Article

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