The Antarctic Silverfish: a Keystone Species in a Changing Ecosystem

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Vacchi, Marino (Editor), Pisano, Eva (Editor), Ghigliotti, Laura (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Advances in Polar Ecology, 3
• Subjects: Environment.; Animal ecology.; Aquatic ecology.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Climate change.; Environmental management.; Climate Change.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Animal Ecology.; Environmental Management.

This book encompasses the body of available scientific information on the notothenioid fish Pleuragramma antarctica commonly known as Antarctic silverfish. This plankton-feeder of the intermediate trophic level is the most abundant fish in the coastal regions of high Antarctica, and plays a pivotal...