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Why are krill important to the survival of other animals in Antarctica?
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∙ 9y ago
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT KEEPS OUR WHALE POPULATION UP AND SO IT DOESN'T DIE OUT.
because krill feed on snow, that's why the snow disappears. Krill only come out when the sun is shining and the day is hot,
also because they are over hunted by the strange "chav" creature
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoKrill form the base of the comparatively short food chain for the animals that make the Southern Ocean -- which surrounds the Antarctic continent -- their home. There are no animals native to the Antarctic continent.
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∙ 13y agoIts important to them because it's their food.
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∙ 9y agoThey are eaten by some whales.
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Why is fishing for Krill a problem in Antarctica?
Per the Antarctic Treaty, there is no commercial fishing allowed south of 60 degrees S. This means that the krill that form the base of the short food chain in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica remain there for the sea animals' survival.
Why is the tiny krill important to the survival of every other animal that makes Antarctica its home?
Krill -- Euphausia superba -- forms the base of the food chain in the Southern Ocean which surrounds Antarctica.No animal makes Antarctica its home -- it's too cold and there is no food chain. Marine mammals and sea birds, however, come to Antarctica's beaches to breed.
What kind of animal eats Antarctic krill?
Antarctic krill -- Euphasia superba -- form the base of the food chain in the Southern Ocean which surrounds Antarctica. All animals that make their homes in this ocean feast on krill.There are no land animals on Antarctica.
How do Antarctic krill survive?
Antarctica is a continent and krill are sea animals. The liquid sea is always warmer than the ambient temperature in Antarctica. The cold Southern Ocean is a natural habitat for krill.
What does fish in antarctica eat?
Marine animals in the Southern Ocean -- which surrounds Antarctica -- survive on the short food chain there, where krill form the base.
What is krill used for from antarctica?
Krill is the bottom of the short food chain in the oceans around Antarctica.
What is the role of krill in the Antarctic food web?
Krill are very small crustaceans of the sea that eat even smaller creatures, called phytoplankton. Krill are called a keystone species because they provide food for a large number of larger animals. If the krill were to disappear, so would all the creatures that eat them. The animals that eat krill are baleen whales, manta rays, whale sharks, many species of seals, fish, and seabirds.
Do krill breed in Antarctica?
No. Krill breed in the Southern Ocean that surrounds the continent of Antarctica. They do not breed on land.
What part of antarctica does krill come from?
Krill are the foundation of the food chain in the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica.
Why should penguins live in antarctica?
because they have other animals to stay with and they like the food such as: krill, squid and fish.:)
What is being done to stop krill fishing in Antarctica?
There is no commercial krill fishing in the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica.
What is an omnivore in Antarctica?
There are no animals on Antarctica; there is no food chain there: it's too cold.
