Recent Publications

Steinke, K.B., Bernard, K.S., Ross, R.M., Quetin, L.B. (2021) Environmental drivers of the physiological condition of mature female Antarctic krill during the spawning season: implications for krill recruitment. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 669:65-82. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13720

Clarke, L.J., Suter, L., King, R., Bissett, A., Bestley, S. and Deagle, B.E. (2021) Bacterial epibiont communities of panmictic Antarctic krill are spatially structured. Molecular Ecology. 2021;00:1–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15771

Meyer, B., Atkinson, A., Bernard, K.S. et al. (2020) Successful ecosystem-based management of Antarctic krill should address uncertainties in krill recruitment, behaviour and ecological adaptation. Communications Earth and Environment 1,28. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00026-1 (published October 2020)

Reiss, C.S., Hinke, J.T. & Watters, G.M. (2020) Demographic and maturity patterns of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in an overwintering hotspot. Polar Biology 43, 1233–1245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-020-02704-4 (published August 2020)

Conroy, J.A., Reiss, C.S., Gleiber, M.R. and Steinberg, D.K. (2020) Linking Antarctic krill larval supply and recruitment along the Antarctic Peninsula. Integrative and Comparative Biology. icaa111. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icaa111 (published July 2020)

Perry, F.A., Kawaguchi, S., Atkinson, A., Sailley, S.F., Tarling, G.A., Mayor, D.J., Lucas, C.H., King, R. and Cooper, A. (2020) Temperature–Induced Hatch Failure and Nauplii Malformation in Antarctic Krill. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7:501. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00501 (published June 2020)

Perry, F.A., Atkinson, A., Sailley, S.F., Tarling, G.A., Hill, S.L., Lucas, C.H., et al. (2019) Habitat partitioning in Antarctic krill: Spawning hotspots and nursery areas. PLoS ONE 14(7): e0219325. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219325 (published July 2019)

Atkinson, A., Hill, S.L., Pakhomov, E.A. et al. (2019) Krill (Euphausia superba) distribution contracts southward during rapid regional warming. Nature Climate Change 9, 142–147. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0370-z (published January 2019)

SKAG Reports

CCAMLR Statistical Bulletin - https://www.ccamlr.org/en/publications/statistical-bulletin

KRILLBASE - https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/krillbase/

Palmer LTER Data System- https://pal.lternet.edu/data

APECS - https://www.apecs.is/

UK Polar Network - https://polarnetwork.org/

Palmer Long-Term Ecological Research- https://pal.lternet.edu/

• The Palmer LTER studies a polar marine biome with research focused on the Antarctic pelagic marine ecosystem, including sea ice habitats, regional oceanography and terrestrial nesting sites of seabird predators.

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Pelagic Ecologist

British Antarctic Survey - Cambridge, UK

Full-time

Application Deadline: May 9, 2021

Pelagic Ecologist - researching the role of phytoplankton and zooplankton in polar ocean ecosystems and their importance in the global ocean.

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), part of the Natural Environment Research Council, aims to undertake a world-class programme of scientific research, and to sustain for the UK an active and influential regional presence and a leadership role in Antarctic affairs.

The postholder will undertake and lead the development of research projects in studies of the population and community processes of polar plankton, their role in global biogeochemical cycles and the impacts of environmental change.

Links for full details of the position, how to apply and for further enquiries:

https://www.bas.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/pelagic-ecologist-band-f/

https://www.bas.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/pelagic-ecologist-band-e/

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