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SIPEX_krill

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Citation
Kawaguchi, S. and Virtue, P. (2012) Krill Growth and Condition Investigation, cruise 2007/08 V1 (SIPEX), Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.26179/5d2d29f33320c, Accessed: 2026-06-14
Title
Krill Growth and Condition Investigation, cruise 2007/08 V1 (SIPEX)
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
DOI
doi:10.26179/5d2d29f33320c
Created Date
2012-06-22
Revision Date
2019-07-16
Parent record
ASAC_2767

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    Description

    This work was completed as part of the SIPEX - Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem eXperiment - voyage. September/October 2007. The work formed part of AAS (ASAC) projects 2337 and 2767.

    Aspects of krill (Euphausia superba), growth and condition during late winter-early spring off East Antarctica (110 - 130 degrees E) were investigated. We assessed diet and condition of larval and postlarval krill collected from open water and below the ice. Condition was assessed using lipid content, growth rates and digestive gland size; feeding history was assessed using fatty acid profiles and stomach content analysis; and a starvation study investigated the response of krill to long-term food deprivation. Potential food items were analysed for lipid and fatty acid composition. Fatty acid profiles and stomach content analysis revealed winter/early spring feeding strategies of both larval and adult krill.

    This work was completed as part of AAS (ASAC) project #2337

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    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude: -64.23

    Longitude: 128

    Latitude: -64.483

    Longitude: 128.1

    Latitude: -64.383

    Longitude: 127.183

    Latitude: -65.1

    Longitude: 125.667

    Latitude: -65.5167

    Longitude: 124.75

    Latitude: -65.583

    Longitude: 122.583

    Latitude: -65.567

    Longitude: 121.5

    Latitude: -65.55

    Longitude: 118.867

    Latitude: -65.35

    Longitude: 118.567

    Latitude: -64.95

    Longitude: 119.13

    Latitude: -65.017

    Longitude: 117.533

    Latitude: -64.883

    Longitude: 116.967

    Latitude: -64.733

    Longitude: 116.8167

    Latitude: -64.3167

    Longitude: 116.8167

    Latitude: -64.683

    Longitude: 120.6167

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • SIPEX
    • Krill
    • Condition
    • TAG
    • Lipids
    • Growth Rates
    • Fatty Acids

    Locations

    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

    Platforms

    • FIELD SURVEYS
    • R/V Aurora Australis
    • SHIPS

    Instruments

    • TRAWL

    Researchers

    • kawaguchi, so (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
    • virtue, patti (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)
    • anderson, jason (DIF AUTHOR)

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    Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=SIPEX_krill when using these data.

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