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    Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is a species of krill found in the Antarctic waters of the Southern Ocean. It is a small, swimming crustacean that...
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    food for many larger animals. In the Southern Ocean, one species, the Antarctic krill, makes up an estimated biomass of around 379 million tonnes, making...
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    estimate for the biomass of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is 379 million tonnes. The total global harvest of krill from all fisheries amounts to...
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    Krill oil is an extract prepared from a species of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba. Processed krill oil is commonly sold as a dietary supplement. Two...
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    providing food for whales, seals, fish and birds. (In the Southern Ocean, Antarctic krill Euphausia superba fills a similar role.) M. norvegica is the only species...
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    upwelling create a zone very high in marine productivity, especially for Antarctic krill. This line, like the arctic tree line, is a natural boundary rather...
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    during the Antarctic winter. Five species of krill, small free-swimming crustaceans, have been found in the Southern Ocean. The Antarctic krill (Euphausia...
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    Antarctic krill, fish, and small squid. They feed while swimming but can dive from both the surface and the air. Captain James Cook saw the Antarctic...
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    Albatrosses Antarctic petrels Whales Fish, such as Antarctic icefish, Antarctic toothfish Squid, including the colossal squid Antarctic krill Most of the...
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  • packaged goods to retail and business customers. Originally known for Antarctic krill oil production, the company previously operated an industrial-scale...
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    computer was a NeXT and the first versions of a virtual microscope of Antarctic krill for interactive dives into their morphology and behavior were developed...
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  • to the leg movement of arthropods, such as mantis shrimp, copepods, antarctic krill etc. though all of them refer to the similar locomotion pattern. Metachronous...
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  • The Orville Krill (band), an American indie rock band Antarctic krill, a species of krill Northern krill, a species of krill Commander Krill, a character...
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    fish (Antarctic silverfish, Antarctic jonasfish, Antarctic lanternfish, Chionodraco, and Notothenia), four euphausiids (Antarctic krill, ice krill, Euphausia...
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    plants, although they are all too windy and cold to support trees. Antarctic krill is the keystone species of the ecosystem of the Southern Ocean, and...
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    migrating. The usual food source for individuals in the Atlantic Region is Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba); while in the Indian Ocean the diet is mostly based...
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    carefully observed and a preservation technique using krill enzymes (isolated from Antarctic krill) was applied to Vertumnus. Vertumnus now hangs in the...
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    of this species is due to its specialized predation on the abundant Antarctic krill of the Southern Ocean, for which it has uniquely adapted, sieve-like...
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    prey species. In the Southern Ocean, baleen whales appear to feed on Antarctic krill of different sizes, which may lessen competition between them. Blue...
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    nematodes, tardigrades, rotifers, krill and springtails. The few terrestrial invertebrates are limited to the sub-Antarctic islands. The flightless midge...
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    in Antarctic seawater, and krill was found consistently throughout their feces which is an indicator that krill is in whale diets. Antarctic krill had...
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    Antarctic krill Euphausia superba Larvae of an Antarctic icefish Kils, U.: "Swimming Behavior, Swimming Performance, and Energy Balance of Antarctic krill...
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    Around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is the main prey. Antarctic krill, southern elephant...
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    community composition as well as changes in krill recruitment, abundance and availability to predators. The Antarctic Peninsula is currently dotted with numerous...
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    eggs of pteropods, a type of zooplankton.: 2327  Antarctic krill are a keystone species in the Antarctic food web, as they feed on phytoplankton and are...
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    to seasonal ice cover and freshwater input. Antarctic toothfish, orcas, Adélie penguins, Antarctic krill, Salpidae, Slender-billed prion and many other...
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  • Euphausia crystallorophias is a species of krill, sometimes called ice krill, crystal krill, or Antarctic coastal krill. It lives in the coastal waters around...
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    hydrodynamic perceptions relayed through their lateral lines, while Antarctic krill rely both on vision and hydrodynamic signals relayed through antennae...
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    densities. High densities of invertebrates also live in the ocean, with Antarctic krill forming dense and widespread swarms during the summer. Benthic animal...
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    astaxanthin comprise the following: Euphausia pacifica (Pacific krill) Euphausia superba (Antarctic krill) Haematococcus pluvialis (algae) Pandalus borealis (Arctic...
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