An overview of the Southern Ocean Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics program

摘要

The Southern Ocean Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (SO GLOBEC) program is an international multidisciplinary effort focused on understanding the physical and biological factors that influence growth, reproduction, recruitment, and survival of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). The program uses a multi-trophic level approach that includes the predators and competitors of Antarctic krill, represented by other zooplankton, fishes, penguins, seals, and cetaceans. Extensive studies describing the ecology and physiology of important species at all trophic levels contributed to the ecosystem approach that is GLOBEC's trademark.