Restricted regions of enhanced growth of Antarctic krill in the circumpolar Southern Ocean

Abstract Food webs in high-latitude oceans are dominated by relatively few species. Future ocean and sea-ice changes affecting the distribution of such species will impact the structure and functioning of whole ecosystems. Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is a key species in Southern Ocean food w...

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Main Authors: Eugene J. Murphy, Sally E. Thorpe, Geraint A. Tarling, Jonathan L. Watkins, Sophie Fielding, Philip Underwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07205-9