Environmental variability and krill abundance in the central California current: Implications for ecosystem monitoring

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 10
• Main Authors: Dorman, Jeffrey G., Sydeman, William J., Thompson, Sarah Ann, Warren, Joseph D., Killeen, Helen J., Hoover, Brian A., Field, John C., Santora, Jarrod A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 22.03.2023; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Abundance; acoustic data; Acoustics; Adults; Benthos collecting devices; Biomass; Climate; Climate variability; Continental shelves; Ecosystems; El Nino; Environmental conditions; Estimates; Euphausia pacifica; Euphausiacea; Fisheries management; Fishery management; Food webs; krill; krill abundance; Marine crustaceans; Ocean circulation; Ocean-atmosphere system; Pelagic fisheries; Predators; Primary production; Samplers; Target strength; Thysanoessa spinifera; Trophic levels; Upwelling; Variability; United States > US; California

Krill are a direct conduit between primary productivity and recreationally and commercially important higher trophic level species globally. Determining how krill abundance varies with temporal environmental variation is key to understanding their function in coastal-pelagic food webs, as well as ap...