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SUBMITTER: Cavan EL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6800442 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cavan E L EL Belcher A A Atkinson A A Hill S L SL Kawaguchi S S McCormack S S Meyer B B Nicol S S Ratnarajah L L Schmidt K K Steinberg D K DK Tarling G A GA Boyd P W PW
Nature communications 20191018 1
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) are swarming, oceanic crustaceans, up to two inches long, and best known as prey for whales and penguins - but they have another important role. With their large size, high biomass and daily vertical migrations they transport and transform essential nutrients, stimulate primary productivity and influence the carbon sink. Antarctic krill are also fished by the Southern Ocean's largest fishery. Yet how krill fishing impacts nutrient fertilisation and the carbon ...[more]