Tarling, Geraint A. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3753-5899
Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Environment Research Council (Ecosystems programme)
Article History
Received: 14 October 2019
Accepted: 25 May 2020
First Online: 4 July 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: I declare there were no conflicts of interests in the production of this work.
: All work was completed in compliance with British Antarctic Survey (BAS) procedures, following the Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protocol (1996), which requires the prior assessment of all activities in the Antarctic Treaty Area, and is applied by BAS with equal rigour to South Georgia. The present work applies to BAS Environmental Assessment PA Reference Number AFI 9/07 and CGS61. Work on Antarctic krill (<i>Euphausia superba</i>) is exempt from the UK Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, but all work was compliant with recommended procedures in the handling and treatment of specimens.