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Ecologists fear Antarctic krill crisis [1]

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The humble Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) bears a heavy burden. It may be just a small, shrimp-like crustacean, but its sheer abundance makes it one of the largest protein sources on Earth, eagerly sought by fish, penguins, whales

Publication Date: 
02/09/2010
Quirin Schiermeier [2]
Nature [3]
467
7311
15
Tags:
Fisheries [4], Endangered Species [5], Marine Fisheries [6], Antarctica [7], Crustaceans [8]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/quirin-schiermeier
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-fisheries
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/antarctica
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crustaceans