Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Environment Research Council (Ecosystems group)
Article History
Received: 27 February 2020
Revised: 7 October 2020
Accepted: 14 October 2020
First Online: 3 November 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: We declare no conflicts of interest 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. Work on Antarctic krill (<i>Euphausia superba</i>) and other euphausiid species 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.
: We declare all relevant parties consented to participate in this study.
: We declare all relevant parties have consented to the publication of this work.