Second International Symposium on Krill

9814026曼格尔南极食物网中最重要的成员之一是南极磷虾，简称Euphausia Superba。磷虾除了是许多种类的海鸟和海洋哺乳动物的食物来源外，还构成了一种重要的商业渔业的基础。自1982年举行第一届磷虾国际研讨会以来，许多研究项目都涉及磷虾的分布、丰度和生物学问题。这次研讨会的目的是回顾磷虾生物学的现有知识，突出差距和未来的研究领域，并展示不同种类的磷虾的比较研究如何能够阐明更普遍的问题(例如磷虾的流量、补充、群体行为、年龄和生长)。研讨会将关注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上。这次研讨会将为当前的研究提供新的综述和见解，并为未来提供方向，从而推动该领域的发展。

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.