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View article: Stocking African catfish in Lake Victoria provides effective biocontrol of snail vectors of Schistosoma mansoni
Stocking African catfish in Lake Victoria provides effective biocontrol of snail vectors of Schistosoma mansoni Open
In areas of high infection prevalence, effective control of schistosomiasis – one of the most important Neglected Tropical Diseases – requires supplementing medical treatment with interventions targeted at the environmental reservoir of di…
View article: Editorial: Antarctic krill and interactions in the East Antarctic ecosystem
Editorial: Antarctic krill and interactions in the East Antarctic ecosystem Open
View article: Monitoring Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) distribution in the Southern Ocean: environmental DNA (eDNA) adds to the toolbox
Monitoring Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) distribution in the Southern Ocean: environmental DNA (eDNA) adds to the toolbox Open
Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba Dana) is a key species of the Southern Ocean ecosystem, immensely abundant and targeted by the krill fishery. For their sustainable management, krill distribution and biomass estimates are required, typi…
View article: <i>In situ</i> zooplankton density estimates at a foraging site in the Canadian Arctic are below minimum prey thresholds for adult bowhead whales (<i>Balaena mysticetus</i>)
<i>In situ</i> zooplankton density estimates at a foraging site in the Canadian Arctic are below minimum prey thresholds for adult bowhead whales (<i>Balaena mysticetus</i>) Open
Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) are an iconic Arctic species with a critical ecological role as a top predator. Bowheads can reach up to 80 tonnes and 20 m, yet feed on zooplankton four orders of magnitude smaller. Arctic zooplankton c…
View article: The energy content and demographic composition of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) swarms in East Antarctica
The energy content and demographic composition of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) swarms in East Antarctica Open
Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba ) aggregations are important in the Southern Ocean ecosystem; however, the amount of energy that krill swarms contain is unknown. We assessed the population structure of E. superba swarms in East Antarct…
View article: Per-length biomass estimates of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)
Per-length biomass estimates of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Open
Total biomass and areal biomass density are often necessary to establish ecological relationships and enable informed management decisions, in particular setting fisheries catch limits. Further refining these estimates to sub-population bi…
View article: Scientific echosounder data provide a predator’s view of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba)
Scientific echosounder data provide a predator’s view of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) Open
Raw acoustic data were collected in East Antarctica from the RSV Aurora Australis during two surveys: the Krill Availability, Community Trophodynamics and AMISOR Surveys (KACTAS) and the Krill Acoustics and Oceanography Survey (KAOS) in th…
View article: Spatial link between Adélie penguin foraging effort and krill swarm abundance and distribution
Spatial link between Adélie penguin foraging effort and krill swarm abundance and distribution Open
Understanding how predator foraging behaviour is influenced by the distribution and abundance of prey is a fundamental challenge in marine foraging ecology. This is particularly relevant in Southern Ocean ecosystems where the relationships…
View article: Identifying and visualising multimorbidity and comorbidity patterns in patients in the English National Health Service: a population-based study
Identifying and visualising multimorbidity and comorbidity patterns in patients in the English National Health Service: a population-based study Open
UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Department of Health and Social Care, Wellcome Trust, British Heart Foundation, and The Alan Turing Institute.
View article: Coastal seascape variability in the intensifying East Australian Current Southern Extension
Coastal seascape variability in the intensifying East Australian Current Southern Extension Open
Coastal pelagic ecosystems are highly variable in space and time, with environmental conditions and the distribution of biomass being driven by complex processes operating at multiple scales. The emergent properties of these processes and …
View article: Variability in prey field structure drives inter-annual differences in prey encounter by a marine predator, the little penguin
Variability in prey field structure drives inter-annual differences in prey encounter by a marine predator, the little penguin Open
Understanding how marine predators encounter prey across patchy landscapes remains challenging due to difficulties in measuring the three-dimensional structure of pelagic prey fields at scales relevant to animal movement. We measured at-se…
View article: Two scales of distribution and biomass of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the eastern sector of the CCAMLR Division 58.4.2 (55°E to 80°E)
Two scales of distribution and biomass of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the eastern sector of the CCAMLR Division 58.4.2 (55°E to 80°E) Open
Regular monitoring is an important component of the successful management of pelagic animals of interest to commercial fisheries. Here we provide a biomass estimate for Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba ) in the eastern sector of the Com…
View article: Krill biomass estimation: Sampling and measurement variability
Krill biomass estimation: Sampling and measurement variability Open
Krill are the subject of growing commercial fisheries and therefore fisheries management is necessary to ensure long-term sustainability. Krill catch limits, set by Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, are …
View article: Status, Change, and Futures of Zooplankton in the Southern Ocean
Status, Change, and Futures of Zooplankton in the Southern Ocean Open
In the Southern Ocean, several zooplankton taxonomic groups, euphausiids, copepods, salps and pteropods, are notable because of their biomass and abundance and their roles in maintaining food webs and ecosystem structure and function, incl…
View article: Self-organization and information transfer in Antarctic krill swarms
Self-organization and information transfer in Antarctic krill swarms Open
Antarctic krill swarms are one of the largest known animal aggregations, and yet, despite being the keystone species of the Southern Ocean, little is known about how swarms are formed and maintained. Understanding the local interactions be…
View article: Corrigenda to: Standing stock of Antarctic krill (<i>Euphausia superba</i> Dana, 1850) (Euphausiacea) in the Southwest Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, 2018–19
Corrigenda to: Standing stock of Antarctic krill (<i>Euphausia superba</i> Dana, 1850) (Euphausiacea) in the Southwest Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean, 2018–19 Open
View article: Improving the Accuracy of Krill Target Strength Using a Shape Catalog
Improving the Accuracy of Krill Target Strength Using a Shape Catalog Open
Antarctic krill are subject to precautionary catch limits, based on biomass estimates, to ensure human activities do not adversely impact their important ecological role. Accurate target strength models of individual krill underpin biomass…
View article: Self-organization and information transfer in Antarctic krill swarms
Self-organization and information transfer in Antarctic krill swarms Open
Antarctic krill swarms are one of the largest known animal aggregations. However, despite being the keystone species of the Southern Ocean, little is known about how swarms are formed and maintained, and we lack a detailed understanding of…
View article: OUP accepted manuscript
OUP accepted manuscript Open
Estimates of the distribution and density of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana, 1850) were derived from a large-scale survey conducted during the austral summer in the Southwest Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean and across the Sc…
View article: Pelagic forage fish distribution in a dynamic shelf ecosystem – Thermal demands and zooplankton prey distribution
Pelagic forage fish distribution in a dynamic shelf ecosystem – Thermal demands and zooplankton prey distribution Open
View article: Automated classification of schools of the silver cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea in Lake Victoria acoustic survey data using random forests
Automated classification of schools of the silver cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea in Lake Victoria acoustic survey data using random forests Open
Biomass of the schooling fish Rastrineobola argentea (dagaa) is presently estimated in Lake Victoria by acoustic survey following the simple “rule” that dagaa is the source of most echo energy returned from the top third of the water colum…
View article: The characteristics of krill swarms in relation to aggregating Antarctic blue whales
The characteristics of krill swarms in relation to aggregating Antarctic blue whales Open
View article: Clarifying trends in the density of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba Dana, 1850 in the South Atlantic. A response to Hill et al
Clarifying trends in the density of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba Dana, 1850 in the South Atlantic. A response to Hill et al Open
A commentary by Hill et al. (2019) raised some questions concerning the analyses of trends in krill density presented in Cox et al. (2018). We have re-examined our analyses and conclude that our approach does not "contain multiple errors" …
View article: Erratum: ZooScatR—An R package for modelling the scattering properties of weak scattering targets using the distorted wave Born approximation [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. <b>145</b>, EL102–EL108 (2019)]
Erratum: ZooScatR—An R package for modelling the scattering properties of weak scattering targets using the distorted wave Born approximation [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. <b>145</b>, EL102–EL108 (2019)] Open
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View article: ZooScatR—An <scp>r</scp> package for modelling the scattering properties of weak scattering targets using the distorted wave Born approximation
ZooScatR—An <span>r</span> package for modelling the scattering properties of weak scattering targets using the distorted wave Born approximation Open
A thorough understanding of the scattering characteristics of marine organisms is a prerequisite for robust quantitative fisheries acoustic data processing or interpretation. Target strength models, such as the distorted wave Born approxim…
View article: No evidence for a decline in the density of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba Dana, 1850, in the Southwest Atlantic sector between 1976 and 2016
No evidence for a decline in the density of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba Dana, 1850, in the Southwest Atlantic sector between 1976 and 2016 Open
The Antarctic marine environment is changing, and changes in the Southwest Atlantic sector have included decreases in sea ice and increases in water temperature. Associated with these changes is a reported 38% and 81% per decade decline in…
View article: From siphonophores to deep scattering layers: uncertainty ranges for the estimation of global mesopelagic fish biomass
From siphonophores to deep scattering layers: uncertainty ranges for the estimation of global mesopelagic fish biomass Open
The mesopelagic community is important for downward oceanic carbon transportation and is a potential food source for humans. Estimates of global mesopelagic fish biomass vary substantially (between 1 and 20 Gt). Here, we develop a global m…
View article: Predicting krill swarm characteristics important for marine predators foraging off East Antarctica
Predicting krill swarm characteristics important for marine predators foraging off East Antarctica Open
Open ocean predator‐prey interactions are often difficult to interpret because of a lack of information on prey fields at scales relevant to predator behaviour. Hence, there is strong interest in identifying the biological and physical fac…
View article: Hierarchical influences of prey distribution on patterns of prey capture by a marine predator
Hierarchical influences of prey distribution on patterns of prey capture by a marine predator Open
Summary Prey distribution acts at multiple spatial scales to influence foraging success by predators. The overall distribution of prey may shape foraging ranges, the distance between patches may influence the ability of predators to detect…
View article: Biogeography of the Global Ocean’s Mesopelagic Zone
Biogeography of the Global Ocean’s Mesopelagic Zone Open