To date, little research has been carried out on pelagic gastropod molluscs (pteropods) in
Southern Ocean ecosystems. However, recent predictions are that, due to acidification …

Understanding the energy flux through food webs is important for estimating the capacity of
marine ecosystems to support stocks of living resources. The energy density of species …

To understand how planet Earth works we study it increasingly as a system–a collection of
interdependent parts or spheres–the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere, the …

First published in 1993, The Biology of the Southern Ocean has been referred to as
international research at its best and an invaluable reference. Drawing on the considerable …

In the Southern Ocean, several zooplankton taxonomic groups, euphausiids, copepods,
salps and pteropods, are notable because of their biomass and abundance and their roles …

Available data on the spatial distribution and feeding ecophysiology of Antarctic krill,
Euphausia superba, and the tunicate, Salpa thompsoni, in the Southern Ocean are …

There are increasing concerns over potential long-term changes in krill distribution and
abundance, determining whether such changes are related to climate change and/or …

Surface zooplankton and seabird densities and community composition in the Atlantic
(between Cape Town and Sanae) and Pacific (between New Zealand and the Ross Sea) …

Zooplankton was sampled by a Rectangular Midwater Trawl (RMT 1+ 8) in Weddell Sea
surface waters (0 to 300 m) between 66 and 78° S during austral summer (February–March …

Larval fish assemblages are considered within the context of the unique ichthyofauna which
evolved in Antarctic waters as a result of environmental cooling, glaciation, and isolation by …