Age groups of antarctic krill,Euphausia superba dana, in the Prydz Bay region

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Rong ◽  
Sun Song ◽  
Wang Ke ◽  
Li Chao-Iun
Keyword(s):  
Antarctic Krill ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Euphausia Superba ◽  
Prydz Bay ◽  
Antarctic Krill Euphausia Superba

Demography and life cycle of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean: long-term comparison between coastal and open-ocean regions

2000 ◽  
Vol 57 (S3) ◽  
pp. 68-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
E A Pakhomov
Keyword(s):  
Southern Ocean ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Antarctic Krill ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Substantial Reduction ◽  
Euphausia Superba ◽  
Age Composition ◽  
Indian Sector ◽  
Antarctic Krill Euphausia Superba

Size/age composition and reproductive status of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, in the central part of the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean, e.g., the Cooperation Sea (Prydz Bay region) and the Cosmonaut Sea, during austral summers 1977-1990 were summarized to estimate growth rates, longevity, reproduction, recruitment, life span, and mortality rates. The life span of Antarctic krill exceeds 5 years in both the Cosmonaut and Cooperation seas. The age composition of the southern and northern groupings differs markedly, with substantial reduction in numbers of early age groups in the northern grouping. Long-term observations of spawning success, recruitment, and age composition suggest that a self-sustained grouping of krill persists in the Cooperation Sea south of the Antarctic Divergence. However, periodic gene flow via recruits from surrounding regions most probably accounts for the lack of spatial genetic differences between the Cooperation Sea and adjacent areas, thus preventing the establishment of an isolated subpopulation in the region investigated. The major factor responsible for the substantial interannual variability in krill dynamics appears to be macroscale oceanographic and atmospheric circulations, which determine a level of environmental isolation of the Cooperation Sea from adjacent waters.

Observation on behaviours of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in lighting condition

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 300
Author(s):  
Peng-xiang XU ◽  
Ying-chun LI ◽  
Guo-ping ZHU ◽  
Hui XIA ◽  
Liu-xiong XU
Keyword(s):  
Antarctic Krill ◽  
Euphausia Superba ◽  
Lighting Condition ◽  
Antarctic Krill Euphausia Superba

Observations on moulting in Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba Dana)

1982 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Ikeda ◽  
P Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Phaeodactylum Tricornutum ◽  
Antarctic Krill ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Euphausia Superba ◽  
Dunaliella Tertiolecta ◽  
Antarctic Ocean ◽  
Fish Food ◽  
Antarctic Waters ◽  
The Antarctic ◽  
Antarctic Krill Euphausia Superba

Live E. superba were transported from Antarctic waters to a tropical laboratory where observations at the temperature of -0.5�C (0 to - 1.0�C), were made of intermoult period of specimens fed a mixture of microalgae (Dunaliella tertiolecta and Phaeodactylum tricornutum) or artificial pet fish food or starved. Mean intermoult period was 26.4-27.1 days for fed specimens and 29.6 days for starved specimens, with no relation to the size of specimens. The moult accounted for a loss of 2.63-4.35% of animal dry weight, which is equivalent to 1.1-1.8% of animal nitrogen or 1.4-2.3% of animal carbon. The contribution of moults to detritus in the Antarctic Ocean was estimated as 0.11 g C m-2 per year.

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