Thermal constraints on the respiration and excretion rates of krill, Euphausia hanseni and Nematoscelis megalops, in the northern Benguela upwelling system off Namibia

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 391-399

  Werner, T ^a   Huenerlage, K ^a   Verheye, H ^b,c   Buchholz, F ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Oceans and Coasts   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ammonia excretion; carbon demand; diel vertical migration; O:N ratio; temperature

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARBON; CRUSTACEAN; EXCRETION; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; RESPIRATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VERTICAL MIGRATION; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT;

EUPHAUSIA; EUPHAUSIA HANSENI; EUPHAUSIACEA; EUPHAUSIIDAE; NEMATOSCELIS MEGALOPS;

EID: 84868216788     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2012.689620     Document Type: Article

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