Second International Symposium on Krill

南极磷虾（Euphausia superba）是南极食物网中最重要的成员之一。磷虾除了是许多海鸟和海洋哺乳动物的食物来源外，也是重要的商业渔业的基础。自1982年第一届磷虾国际研讨会召开以来，许多研究项目都涉及磷虾的分布、丰度和生物学问题。本次研讨会的目的是回顾目前磷虾生物学的知识，突出差距和未来的研究领域，并展示不同种类磷虾的比较研究如何阐明更普遍的问题（例如，磷虾通量，招募，群体行为，年龄和生长）。研讨会将重点讨论磷虾生物学的功能方面，而不是磷虾在不同环境中的分布、丰度和行为。一个国际科学家小组将参加研讨会，结果将发表在同行评议的科学文献中。本次研讨会将通过对当前研究提供新的综合和见解以及为未来提供方向来推进该领域。

9814026 Mangel One of the most important members of the Antarctic food web is the Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba. Besides being a food source for many species of seabirds and marine mammals, krill also forms the basis of an important commercial fishery. Since the First International Symposium on Krill was held in 1982, many research projects have addressed issues of krill distribution, abundance and biology. The purpose of this symposium is to review current knowledge of krill biology, to highlight gaps and future areas for research and to show how the comparative study of different species of krill can illuminate more general problems (for example, krill flux, recruitment, swarming behavior, age and growth). The symposium will focus on the functional aspects of krill biology, rather than krill distribution, abundance and behavior in different environments. An international group of scientists will participate in the symposium and results will be published in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. This symposium will advance the field by providing new synthesis and insight into current research and by providing direction for the future.