Ecologia de Euphausia superba
 
Ref. principal SAUP Database, 2006
Notas Found along most of the Antarctic coastline. Adult krill populations' center of distribution is near the continental shelf break, juveniles are found in inshore waters and the eggs and larvae are found in offshore waters (Ref. 96896).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • Estuários/lagunas/áreas estuarinas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • Cavernas
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Euphausia superba may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref. Brinton, E., 1962
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref. Brinton, E., 1962
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Alimentação

Tipo de alimentação plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79)
Feeding type Ref. Price, H.J., K.R. Boyd and C.M. Boyd, 1988
Hábito alimentar filtering plankton
Feeding habit Ref. Price, H.J., K.R. Boyd and C.M. Boyd, 1988

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method Amostra original População virgem (não pescada) Nota
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
Da composição da dieta
Dos itens alimentares individuais 2.25 0.03 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
Ref. [ e.g. 3742]
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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