Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles
Survey of Larval Euphausia superb Lipid Content Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula During Late Autumn 2006
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2011
Publication Title
Polar Science
Keywords
Larvae, Krill, Heterotrophic, Recruitment
ISSN
1873-9652
Volume
5
Issue/No.
3
First Page
383
Last Page
389
Abstract
A survey of larval Euphausia superba (furcilia stages four and six) was conducted in waters along the western Antarctic Peninsula during late autumn (May and June 2006). Larvae were collected from stations in four regions to estimate dry weight and lipid content. There were no statistically significant differences in the dry weight or lipid content among the regions sampled. The overall average (±S.D.) dry weight was 1.51 ± 0.32 mg indiv.−1 and 0.85 ± 0.12 mg indiv.−1 for F6 and F4 larvae, respectively. The average (±S.D.) lipid content was 21.6 ± 9.6 %DW and 27.9 ± 13.7 %DW for F6 and F4 larvae, respectively.
Additional Comments
NSF grant #: 0338087
NSUWorks Citation
Jennifer Putland and Tracey Sutton. 2011. Survey of Larval Euphausia superb Lipid Content Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula During Late Autumn 2006 .Polar Science , (3) : 383 -389. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_facarticles/534.
ORCID ID
0000-0002-5280-7071
DOI
10.1016/j.polar.2011.01.001
Comments
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