Sentences with phrase «on krill as»

All of the large animals around Rothera rely on the ocean and particularly on krill as a basis for their diet; there is very little that grows on land.

Modern leopard seals have evolved similar feeding habits: they can filter feed on krill as well as catching larger prey like penguins.

Not exact matches

But one afternoon, the whales all converged on one place where there was a really high density of prey — a 40 - meter - thick swath of water with 107 grams of krill per cubic meter, as opposed to the average density of 66 grams per cubic meter, Cade reported at the meeting.

Meanwhile, populations of certain species of Antarctic penguins such as the Adélie are dwindling, and Antarctic krill — the tiny crustaceans that feed whales and many other animals — are also on the decline.

Unfortunately, as monitoring efforts continue, we may see these pretty patterns cut short: warming temperatures could deplete phytoplankton populations, which means less fish, squid, and krill for the birds to feast on, and could affect whether sooty shearwaters have enough energy to make it back to their New Zealand breeding grounds.

Then they divided the cetaceans according to their dietary preferences: filter feeders, such as the blue whales, that gulp down huge quantities of krill; cephalopod specialists, such as sperm whales, that dive to great depths to feed on squid; and generalist fish eaters, such as bottlenose dolphins.

That includes krill and other zooplankton such as Calanus finmarchicus, and Sanni says that more precise data are needed about the possible risk to stocks and the impact on the ecosystem.

Research shows that humpback diets reflect their surroundings, with the truck - sized whales filter - feeding on vast amounts of krill when cold upwelling waters prevail, but switching to schooling fish such as anchovies when warmer waters take over and the fish grow abundant.

Furthermore, only recently have researchers been able to consider both the ecological relationships among krill predators (e.g., niche overlap) and the potential effects of climate change on those relationships, specifically as they relate to the availability of their krill prey [14].

The krill, for instance, a very important link in marine food chain, feed on phytoplankton and in turn gets eaten by other organisms in the sea such as fish.

Fish and krill oil on the other hand need no conversion, as they actually contain EPA.

The 2003 study was primarily based on premenstrual syndrome, and it seems to indicate that krill oil may be useful as a way to reduce the symptoms.

Instead, focus on wild fish, grass - fed meats, grass - fed dairy, free - range eggs, as well as other foods that can help you get more omega - 3's like chia seeds, walnuts, hemp seeds, and fish oil and / or krill oil, which are vitally important sources of DHA and EPA.

Despite their massive size, the whales feed on tiny shrimp - like crustaceans called krill, consuming as many as 40 million krill per day.

Humpback whales focus mainly on eating krill and small baitfish such as herring.

During the crossing a blue whale (the largest animal on earth) circled us several times, sounding repeatedly as it dove to great depths in search of krill, its primary food source.

Feeding on fish eggs, tiny plankton and microscopic shrimp known as krill, whale sharks have no teeth, which is why they can be approached by humans with minimal risk.

They feed mainly on small shrimp - like crustaceans commonly known as krill, other zooplankton and small schooling fish.

«These floating islands of ice — some as large as a dozen miles across — are having a major impact on the ecology of the ocean around them, serving as «hotspots» for ocean life, with thriving communities of seabirds above and a web of phytoplankton, krill, and fish below.»

The areas would protect representative portions of the biodiversity found on the Antarctic seafloor and species targeted by fisheries such as krill and finfish.

Reasons Need More Study Speculating on reasons why direct competition for food between minke whales and their larger cousins does not appearing to be occurring, the scientists said it is possible that minkes don't feed on krill at the same times as larger baleen whales.

Now, as the two entities prepare to issue their report on the survey findings, it appears that Krill's fears have been confirmed.

Serious health insurance problems of a number of clients have been addressed by attorney Ed Krill, on behalf of individuals facing denials of coverage and, as a result, huge medical bills.