TITLE:    Palmer LTER: Krill distribution and biomass within coastal waters
          near Palmer Station
AUTHOR:   Cathy M Lascara, Langdon B Quetin and Robin M Ross
Palmer LTER Contribution #17
ANJ 1993  V28(5) pg 214-217

The annual Palmer LTER cruise was comprised of 3 phases in 1993 (Quetin
and Ross, Antarctic Journal, this issue).  Phase II (18-25 January) was an
intensive multi-disciplinary sampling effort designed to characterize
hydrographic and bio-optical properties, and distributions of phytoplankton,
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma
antarcticum), and seabirds within coastal waters south of Anvers Island.
These waters encompass the summer foraging grounds for Adelie penguins
(Pygoscelis adeliae) and south polar skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) found
nesting near Palmer Station.  The objectives of Phase II were to establish
biological and physical linkages within the ecosystem and to investigate the
tropho-dynamic relationships of representative species selected by the Palmer
LTER (Ross and Quetin, 1992).  The sampling scale was established to
complement both the fine resolution sampling conducted within the zodiac
boating limits of Palmer Station and the coarser resolution sampling conducted
further offshore and along the Antarctic Peninsula.