EUPHAUSIA-SUPERBA DOMINATES IN THE DIET OF ADELIE PENGUINS FEEDING UNDER FAST SEA-ICE IN THE SHELF AREAS OF ENDERBY-LAND IN SUMMER

Adelie penguins Pygoscelis adeliae in Enderby Land, Antarctica feed ma inly on Euphausia superba during the chick rearing season in shelf are as where fast sea-ice remains: indicating that E. superba is abundant under the fast sea-ice in these areas. The shelf areas in Enderby Land , therefore, are unique since the previous studies of Adelie penguin d iet in Ross Sea, Adelie Land and Prydz Bay show that E. crystallorophi as is the most abundant krill species in shelf areas in general.