RACER: Development, Growth and Production of                Macrozooplankton, Including Krill
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Throughout the world ocean, coastal regions dominate biological                 production; however, knowledge of biological processes in the Southern          Ocean derives mostly from studies of the circumpolar open sea.                  Ecosystem dynamics of Antarctic coastal zones are virtually unknown.            The present objective is to focus on the northern Gerlache Strait, where        the coastal ecosystem processes will be studied in detail.  This portion        of RACER (Research on Antarctic Coastal Ecosystem Rates) will study the         development, growth and productivity of zooplankton, including krill.           Specific new objectives are to determine physical circulation, residence        time and dispersion of populations; events leading up to the annual             spawning of krill; growth and development of 3 principal species                (Euphausia superba, Calanoides acutus and Metridia gerlachei); flux of          carbon and nitrogen through macrozooplankton.  Studies will include the         use of ARGOS-linked Lagrangian drifters, zooplankton nets and shipboard         laboratory experiments.  Principal analytical methods will include              computation of Lagrangian flows and dispersion rates, cohort analysis           and size-dependent modelling of zooplankton production.  Biodynamic             processes in the northern Gerlache Strait may be characteristic of many         nearshore marine environments of Antarctica.  This study may therefore          provide new insights into the functioning of Antarctic coastal                  ecosystems.
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