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Survey of Larval Euphausia superb Lipid Content Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula During Late Autumn 2006
Polar Science
  • Jennifer Putland, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
  • Tracey Sutton, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
ORCID
0000-0002-5280-7071
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2011
Keywords
  • Larvae,
  • Krill,
  • Heterotrophic,
  • Recruitment
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.

DOI
10.1016/j.polar.2011.01.001
Comments

©2011 Elsevier B.V. and NIPR. All rights reserved.

Additional Comments
NSF grant #: 0338087
Citation Information
Jennifer Putland and Tracey Sutton. "Survey of Larval Euphausia superb Lipid Content Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula During Late Autumn 2006" Polar Science Vol. 5 Iss. 3 (2011) p. 383 - 389 ISSN: 1873-9652
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tracey-sutton/73/