Biology and Ecology of Antarctic Krill (Advances in Polar Ecology, 1)

This book gives a unique insight into the current knowledge of krill population dynamics including distribution, biomass, production, recruitment, growth and mortality rates. Detailed analysis is provided on food and feeding, reproduction and krill behaviour. The volume provides an overview on the aspects of natural challenges to the species, which involve predation, parasites and the commercial exploitation of the resource and its management. A chapter on genetics shows the results of population subdivision and summarizes recent work on sequencing transcriptomes for studying gene function as part of the physiology of live krill. The focus of Chapter 4 is on physiological functions such as biochemical composition, metabolic activity and growth change with ontogeny and season; and will demonstrate which environmental factors are the main drivers for variability. Further discussed in this chapter are the bottle necks which occur in the annual life cycle of krill, and the mechanisms krill have adapted to cope with severe environmental condition. 1. Introducing Antarctic Krill Euphausia Superba Dana, 1850 / Volker Siegel -- 2. Distribution, Biomass And Demography Of Antarctic Krill, Euphausia Superba / Volker Siegel And Jonathan L. Watkins -- 3. Age, Growth, Mortality, And Recruitment Of Antarctic Krill, Euphausia Superba / Christian S. Reiss -- 4. Physiology Of Euphausia Superba / Bettina Meyer And Mathias Teschke -- 5. Feeding And Food Processing In Antarctic Krill (euphausia Superba Dana) / Katrin Schmidt And Angus Atkinson -- 6. Reproduction And Larval Development In Antarctic Krill (euphausia Superba) / So Kawaguchi -- 7. Genetics Of Antarctic Krill / Simon N. Jarman And Bruce E. Deagle -- 8. Swarming And Behaviour In Antarctic Krill / Geraint A. Tarling And Sophie Fielding -- 9. The Importance Of Krill Predation In The Southern Ocean / Philip N. Trathan And Simeon L. Hill -- 10. Parasites And Diseases / Jaime Gómez-gutiérrez And José Raúl Morales-Ávila -- 11. The Fishery For Antarctic Krill : Its Current Status And Management Regime / Stephen Nicol And Jacqueline Foster. Volker Siegel, Editor. This Springer Imprint Is Published By Springer Nature--verso Of Title Page. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Introducing Antarctic Krill Euphausia superba Dana, 1850....Pages 1-19 Distribution, Biomass and Demography of Antarctic Krill, Euphausia superba ....Pages 21-100 Age, Growth, Mortality, and Recruitment of Antarctic Krill, Euphausia superba ....Pages 101-144 Physiology of Euphausia superba ....Pages 145-174 Feeding and Food Processing in Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba Dana)....Pages 175-224 Reproduction and Larval Development in Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba)....Pages 225-246 Genetics of Antarctic Krill....Pages 247-277 Swarming and Behaviour in Antarctic Krill....Pages 279-319 The Importance of Krill Predation in the Southern Ocean....Pages 321-350 Parasites and Diseases....Pages 351-386 The Fishery for Antarctic Krill: Its Current Status and Management Regime....Pages 387-421 Back Matter....Pages 423-441