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Antarctic Krill Occurrence Data from Japanese Expeditions [SCAR-MarBIN]

Entry ID: Krill_Japan

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Summary

Abstract: Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) occurrence data from Japanese expeditions,
collected in the framework of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -40.0

S: -65.0

E: 160.0

W: 160.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Volker Siegel

Dataset Title: Antarctic Krill Occurrence Data from Japanese Expeditions

Online Resource: http://www.scarmarbin.be

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
SCAR-MarBIN

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1983-12-01

Stop Date: 1996-03-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: Monthly
Temporal Resolution Range: Monthly - < Annual

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > CRUSTACEANS > EUPHAUSIIDS (KRILL)
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

Project

OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

Access Constraints See SCAR-MarBIN data policy at http://www.scarmarbin.be/datapolicy.php

Use Constraints See SCAR-MarBIN data policy at http://www.scarmarbin.be/datapolicy.php

Ancillary Keywords

krill

southern ocean

euphausiacea

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Fisheries Institute, Hamburg

Data Center

Marine Biodiversity Information Network, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, International Council for Science

Data Center URL: http://www.scarmarbin.be/
Dataset ID: Euphausiacea GAMLR

Data Center Personnel
Name: BRUNO DANIS Phone: +32(0)2 6274139 Fax: +32(0)2 6274277 Email: bruno.danis at scarmarbin.be Contact Address: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences 29 Rue Vautier City: Brussels Postal Code: 1000 Country: BELGIUM

Distribution

Distribution Format: www

Fees: free

Personnel

VOLKER SIEGEL

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: volker.siegel at vti.bund.de

BRUNO DANIS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +32(0)2 6274139

Fax: +32(0)2 6274277

Email: bruno.danis at scarmarbin.be

Contact Address:

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

29 Rue Vautier

City: Brussels

Postal Code: 1000

Country: BELGIUM

Publications/References

A. Atkinson, V. Siegel , E. Pakhomov, P. Rothery (2004): Long-term decline in
krill stock and increase in salps within the Southern Ocean. Nature 432:
100-103

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-03-09

Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-03-30

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