Antarctic krill are usually less than 6 cm in length, but their size belies the major role they play in sustaining much of the life in the Southern Ocean. They are the primary food source for many ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Oceanic Life of the Antarctic ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 207 No. 3 (September 1962), p. 186 doi:10.1038 ...

But Antarctic krill play an enormous role in keeping the ... intrinsically linked to sea ice at every stage of their life cycle. David Greene from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies ...