The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles

E. L. Cavan; A. Belcher; A. Atkinson; S. L. Hill; S. Kawaguchi; S. McCormack; B. Meyer; S. Nicol; L. Ratnarajah; K. Schmidt; D. K. Steinberg; G. A. Tarling; P. W. Boyd

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12668-7

Nature Communications (Oct 2019)

The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles

E. L. Cavan,
A. Belcher,
A. Atkinson,
S. L. Hill,
S. Kawaguchi,
S. McCormack,
B. Meyer,
S. Nicol,
L. Ratnarajah,
K. Schmidt,
D. K. Steinberg,
G. A. Tarling,
P. W. Boyd

Affiliations

E. L. Cavan: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
A. Belcher: British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council
A. Atkinson: Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe
S. L. Hill: British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council
S. Kawaguchi: Australian Antarctic Division
S. McCormack: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
B. Meyer: Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
S. Nicol: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
L. Ratnarajah: Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool
K. Schmidt: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Plymouth
D. K. Steinberg: Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary
G. A. Tarling: British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council
P. W. Boyd: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12668-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Swarms of crustaceans called krill dominate Antarctic ecosystems, yet their influence on biogeochemical cycles remains a mystery. Here Cavan and colleagues review the role of krill in the Southern Ocean, and the impact of the krill fishery on ocean fertilisation and the carbon sink.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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