Geraint Tarling, Author at British Antarctic Survey

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Geraint Tarling

Science Leader IMP 3

Present roles

Science Leader of Ecosystems team
Individual Merit Promotion Scientist (Band 3)
Principal Investigator of project BIOPOLE

Honorariums

April 2020 Fellow of the Marine Biological Association
May 2015 Honorary Chair, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
April 2015 Senior Honorary Fellow of Environmental and Marine Sciences, University of Hull
April 2008 Honorary Fellow of Environmental and Marine Sciences, University of Hull

Polar fieldwork

593 days Southern Ocean and Arctic fieldwork, 134 days great than 60° latitude (* as Principal Science Officer)

Jan-Feb 2002 JR70, RRS James Clark Ross, South Georgia, 36 d
Jan-Feb 2003 JR82, RRS James Clark Ross, South Georgia, Scotia-Weddell Seas, 45 d
Mar-Apr 2004 JR100, RRS James Clark Ross, South Georgia, 29 d
Dec 2004-Jan 2005 JR116, RRS James Clark Ross, South Georgia, 25 d
Dec 2007-Feb 2008 JR177*, RRS James Clark Ross, South Georgia, Scotia-Weddell Seas, 47 d
Mar-Apr 2009 JR200, RRS James Clark Ross, South Georgia, Scotia-Weddell Seas, 38 d
Dec 2010-Jan 2011 JR245, RRS James Clark Ross, South Georgia, 29 d
Jun-Jul 2012 JR271, RRS James Clark Ross, Greenland Sea, Fram Strait, Svalbard, 31 d
Jan-Feb 2013 JR274*, RRS James Clark Ross, Scotia-Weddell Sea, 34 d
Nov-Dec 2013 JR291, RRS James Clark Ross, South Orkneys, Scotia-Weddell Seaa, South Georgia, 37 d
Nov-Dec 2014 JR304, RRS James Clark Ross, South Orkneys, Scotia-Weddell Seas, South Georgia, 32 d
Nov-Dec 2015 JR15002, RRS James Clark Ross, South Orkneys, Scotia-Weddell Sea, South Georgia, 39 d
Dec 2016-Jan 2017 JR16003, RRS James Clark Ross, South Georgia, Scotia Sea, 40 d
Nov-Dec 2017 DY086, RRS Discovery, South Georgia, Scotia Sea, 38 d
May-Jun 2018 JR17005, RRS James Clark Ross, Greenland Sea, Fram Strait, Svalbard, 28 d
Aug 2019 JR18008, RRS James Clark Ross, Greenland Sea, Fram Strait, Svalbard, 27 d
Dec 2022-Jan 2023 DY158, RRS Discovery, South Georgia, Scotia-Weddell Seas, South Orkneys, 38 d

Main Research Themes

Krill and copepod ecophysiology and population dynamics
Zooplankton lipid pump
Physical and biological influences on krill swarming behaviour
Zooplankton community structure and diversity
Vertical migration behaviour of pelagic organisms
Influence of zooplankton on carbon flux, particularly at high latitudes

Scientific committees and panels

Sept 2021- ARIES Doctoral Training Partnership strategic committee
Jun 2018 Executive committee SCAR Krill Action Group
Mar 2017 Convenor, Ocean Acidification session, SCAR Biology Conference, Belgium
Feb 2017 UK Arctic and Antarctic Partnership Steering Committee
Nov 2015 Co-scientific lead of the international krill and salp database, KRILLBASE

Supervision of students

2022- Jasmine Yang PhD “Myctophid population dynamics” GW4+ (Co-supervisor)
2016-2021 Victoria Fowler PhD “Detecting zooplankton foray behaviour in polar marine environments” EnvEast DTP (Primary supervisor)
2016-2021 Franki Perry PhD “Understanding how rapid regional climatic-change impact krill-dominated food webs of the Southern Ocean” Spitfire DTP (Co-supervisor)
2016-2020 Louise Cornwell PhD “Assessing the mechanisms driving marine organism responses to changes in climate using the globally important copepod Oithona similis GW4+ DTP (Co-supervisor)
2015-2020 Jose Seco PhD “Trace metals in Southern Ocean foodwebs” U Coimbra, Portugal (Co-supervisor)
2014-2019 Jessie Gardner PhD “Winners and losers in a more acidified ocean: impact on the physiology and life history of two pteropod species” EnvEAST DTP (Co-supervisor)
2014-2018 Jennifer Freer PhD “Biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of myctophids: an abundant and extraordinarily diverse clade of deep-sea fishes” GW4+ DTP (Co-supervisor)
2014-2018 Cecelia Liszka PhD “Determining the active flux of carbon within the Southern Ocean and its sensitivity to climate change” EnvEAST DTP (Primary supervisor)
2013-2017 Anna Belcher PhD “Sources of carbon flux in the Southern Ocean” NOC Southampton/BAS (Co-supervisor)
2009-2014 Claire Tancell PhD “Identification and structure of distribution hotspots of pelagic fauna in the Scotia Sea” British Antarctic Survey/Cambridge University (Co-supervisor)
2010-2014 Ella Howes PhD “Effects of ocean acidification on calcification, elemental composition and isotopic composition in Mediterranean pteropods and foraminifers” Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris) and Jacobs University (Bremen) (Member of supervisory committee)
2007-2010 Nina Bednarsek PhD “Potential impacts of ocean acidification on Southern Ocean pteropods” British Antarctic Survey/University of East Anglia (Primary supervisor)
2005-2009 Renuka Badhe PhD. “Phytoplanton productivity in the Scotia Sea”, British Antarctic Survey/Essex University (Co-supervisor)
2005-2006 Oystein Varpe PhD “Life-cycle strategies of copepods” Bergen University (Co-supervisor)
2002-2006 Kate Cresswell Ph.D. “Behavioural modeling of krill-penguin interactions”, British Antarctic Survey (Primary supervisor)
1999-2003 Toby Jarvis Ph.D. “The vertical export of material caused by the vertical migration of zooplankton Scottish Association for Marine Science (Primary supervisor)
1998-1999 Jani Sassi M. Phil “Modelling the life-history and vertical migration of krill” University of Bergen (Co-supervisor)
1997-1998 Sandra Lass M. Phil. “Trophic analysis of Meganyctiphanes norvegica” Christian Albrecht Universität, Kiel (Co-supervisor)
1992-1995 Supervision of 5 undergraduate projects in Southampton University

External examiner to 9 PhD Theses

Recent Research Grants

2022-2027 Principal Investigator – BIOPOLE – Ecosystems and biogeochemistry of Arctic and Southern Oceans – NERC National Capability (NC-SM2; £9M – £5M to BAS)
2021-2027 Co-investigator – PolarRES – Horizon 2020 programme examining climate, sea-ice and ecosystems impacts in both polar regions
2018-2021 Co Principal Investigator – CHASE Chronobiology of changing Arctic Sea Ecosystems – NERC Thematic Call on Changing Arctic (£93K)
2017-2021 Co Principal Investigator – DIAPOD Mechanistic understanding of the role of diatoms in the success of the Arctic Calanus complex and implications for a warmer Arctic – NERC Thematic Call on ‘Changing Arctic’(£408K)
2017-2021 Co Principal Investigator – COMICS Controls over Ocean Mesopelagic Interior Carbon Storage – NERC Large grant (£503K)
2016-2021 Co Principal Investigator – SeaDNA Assessing marine biodiversity and structure using environmental DNA: from groundtruthing to food web structure and stability – NERC Highlight Topic (£153K)

Recent Conferences

April 2020 “Remote sensing of surface krill swarms” 1^st SKAG conference [virtual] (oral; co-presented with Anna Belcher)
Sept. 2018 “Influence of advection on the structure of Antarctic krill swarms” 18^th Challenger Conference, Newcastle University, UK (oral)
July 2017 “Spatial distributions of Southern Ocean mesozooplankton communities have been resilient to long term surface warming” XII^th SCAR Biology Symposium, Leuven, Belgium (oral)
June 2017 “Detecting satiation sinking within open ocean krill swarms” 3^rd International Symposium on krill, St Andrews, UK (oral)
May 2016 “Growth and shrinkage is sex-dependent in Antarctic krill” 6^th Zooplankton Production Symposium, Bergen, Norway (oral)
Sept 2015 “Response of Arctic pelagic food-webs to predicted changes in ocean chemistry” UK Arctic Science conference, Sheffield (oral)

Invited Presentations (Scientific)

Jan 2019 “Is Antarctic krill the last sustainable exploited resource in the seas?” University of 3^rd Age Polar Studies module, Cambridge
Oct 2017 “Antarctic krill: its biology and exploitation” University of Hull
Jan 2016 “Antarctic krill: their biomass, behaviour and biogeochemical impact” Atmospheric and Marine Biogeochemistry Seminar, University of East Anglia
Feb. 2015 “Is Antarctic krill to be yet another overexploited marine resource” Life Sciences Department, Bristol University

Invited Presentations (Public)

Oct 2021 “Science on board RRS Sir David Attenborough” Ice Worlds Festival, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Oct 2021 “In search of super-sized swarms: why krill is important to us all” The Polar Connection: linking past to future, Pint of Science (https://pintofscience.co.uk)
Mar 2021 “Science achievement of the RRS James Clark Ross” Lecture during the passing out ceremony, hosted by British Antarctic Survey
Oct 2020 “In search of super-sized swarms: why krill are important to us all” Talk for Atlantic Circle: InConversation lecture series
Dec 2019 “How I do my science in the Southern Ocean Q&A”, Gosforth Central Middle School, teleconference for Antarctica week
Dec 2019 “Living and working in Antarctica” Invergordon Academeny, teleconference for Antarctica Week
Dec 2018 “My working life in Antarctica” Hazelwood School, teleconference for Antarctica Day
Jan 2016 “How I use statistics in my science” Histon and Impington Junior School
Feb 2015 “Deep-ocean explorers” Histon and Impington Infant School

Editorial Roles

1. The Physiology, Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Marine Zooplankton in a Changing Arctic Ocean (2022). Frontiers in Marine Science – Research Topic. Mayor DJ, Tarling GA, Last K and Daase M (Eds.)
2. Impacts of surface ocean acidification in polar seas and globally: a field-based approach (2016) Tyrrell T and Tarling GA (Eds.) Deep-Sea Research II: Volume 127
3. DISCOVERY 2010: Spatial and temporal variability in a dynamic polar ecosystem (2012). Deep-Sea Research II Special Issue. Tarling GA, Ward P, Atkinson A, Collins MA, Murphy EJ (Eds.)
4. The Biology of Northern krill (2010). Advances in Marine Biology 57 pp. 314. Tarling GA (Ed.)

Collaborations

Dan Mayor (National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK): zooplankton community structure, carbon flux, copepod diapause behaviour

Kim Last (Scottish Association for Marine Science, UK): clock genes in zooplankton

Stefano Mariani (University of Salford, UK): eDNA

Martin Genner (University of Bristol, UK): mesopelagic ecology; eDNA

Magnus Johnson (University of Hull, UK): Swimming energetics of krill

Jorgen Berge (University centre of Svalbard, Norway); Zooplankton behaviour in Arctic

Andrew Brierley (University of St Andrews, UK); bioacoustics

Finlo Cottier (Scottish Association for Marine Sciences, UK); biophysical interactions

Angus Atkinson (Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK); krill distribution and population dynamics

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2026

Yang, Zhengxin (Jasmine) . Fielding, Sophie . Freer, Jennifer J. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Saunders, Ryan Alexander . Genner, Martin J. . (2026) Dynamics of daily vertical migration in mesopelagic fish communities across the Southern Ocean.

2025

Atherden, Florence. Ward, Peter. Blackbird, Sabena. Wolff, George. Tarling, Geraint A. . Manno, Clara . (2025) Seasonal analysis of Southern Ocean copepod ecology using a moored sediment trap.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Abrahamsen, E. Povl . Aksenov, Yevgeny . Anderson, Madeline P.B.C. . Arrowsmith, Carol. Baker, Chelsey A. . Barry, Chris . Belcher, Anna . Benavides, Mar. Bischof, Milo J.D. Boland, Emma J.D. . Bowes, Mike . Brearley, J. Alexander . Brown, Peter J. . Burson, Amanda . Buzzard, Sammie C. Callaghan, Nathan . Coët, Arthur. Cook, Kathryn B. . Coombs, Sarah. Evans, Chris D. . Fielding, Sophie . Ford, Elaina. Fournier, Isabelle . Freer, Jennifer J. . Garcia-Martin, E. Elena . Ghosh, V.R. Dipin. Giering, Sarah L.C. . Grant, Alanna . Griffiths, Huw J. . Hamilton, Ruta. Hendry, Katherine R. . Hill, Simeon L. . Hubot, Nathan. Hunter, Aidan . Johnston, Nadine M. . Katavouta, Anna . Kitson, Ezra . Leng, Melanie J. . Lewis, Isabel H. Linse, Katrin . Lofts, Stephen . Manno, Clara . Martin, Adrian P. . Marzocchi, Alice . Mawji, Edward. Mayor, Daniel J. . McKenzie, Rebecca M. . Meijers, Andrew J.S. . Meredith, Michael P. . Munday, David R. . Pereira, M. Glória . O'Brien, Alexandra V.E. . Olszewska, Justyna P. . Painter, Stuart C. Palmieri, Julien . Patel, Shailee. Pickard, Amy E. . Richt, Jessica J.R. Rynders, Stefanie . Sanders, Rachael N.C. . Saunders, Ryan A. . Shepherd, Andrew. Slater, Thomas. Spears, Bryan M. . Stowasser, Gabriele . Swiggs, Amy E. Taylor, Laura R. ten Hoopen, Petra . Thorpe, Sally E. . Timms-Wilson, Tracey M. van Soest, Maud A.J. Venables, Hugh J. . Wright, Zoe. Yool, Andrew . Young, Emma . (2025) BIOPOLE: biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning in changing polar systems and their global impacts.

Perry, F.A. Sailley, S.F. Atkinson, A. Mayor, D.J. . Lucas, C.H. Tarling, G.A. . (2025) Seasonal and spatial patterns of adult Antarctic krill at the Antarctic Peninsula: insights from a 41 year data analysis.

Yang, Guang . Atkinson, Angus . Pakhomov, Evgeny A. . Schmidt, Katrin . Wang, Weilei . Freer, Jennifer J. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2025) Seasonally migrating zooplankton strongly enhance Southern Ocean carbon sequestration.

Cleary, A.C. . Kawaguchi, S. King, R. Melvin, J.E. Tarling, G.A. . (2025) Antarctic Krill with parasites grow slower than uninfected peers.

Lucas, Natasha S. . Brearley, J. Alexander . Hendry, Katherine R. . Spira, Theo. Braakmann-Folgmann, Anne. Abrahamsen, E. Povl . Meredith, Michael P. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2025) Giant iceberg meltwater increases upper-ocean stratification and vertical mixing.

2024

Major, William . Giering, Sarah L.C. . Ainsworth, Joanna. Belcher, Anna . Blackbird, Sabena . Bridger, Martin. Briggs, Nathan . Carvalho, Filipa . Clément, Louis . Cook, Kathryn . Dumousseaud, Cynthia. Espinola, Benoit . Evans, Claire . Fielding, Sophie . Hartmann, Manuela. Henson, Stephanie . Iversen, Morten. Kiriakoulakis, Konstadinos. Lampitt, Richard. Lovecchio, Elisa . Martin, Adrian . Mayor, Daniel . Moore, Mark. Pabortsava, Katsiaryna . Pebody, Corinne. Peel, Kate. Preece, Calum. Poulton, Alex . Rayne, Rachel. Saw, Kevin. Stinchcombe, Mark. Stowasser, Gabriele . Tarling, Geraint A. . Thomalla, Sandy . Villa-Alfageme, María . Wolff, George A. Sanders, Richard . (2024) Active and passive organic carbon fluxes during a bloom in the Southern Ocean (South Georgia).

Ruiz, Micaela Belen. Saunders, Ryan A. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Murray, Ayla. Leese, Florian. Havermans, Charlotte. (2024) The secret meal of Antarctic mesopelagic fish (Myctophidae: Electrona) revealed by multimarker metabarcoding The secret meal of Antarctic myctophids.

Tremblay, Nelly. Cascella, Kévin. Toullec, Jean‑Yves. Held, Christoph. Fielding, Sophie . Tarling, Geraint A. . Abele, Doris. (2024) Evaluating the hypoxic tolerance of two maturity stages of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) at its range edge.

White, Oliver W. Walkington, Sarah. Carter, Hugh. Hughes, Lauren. Clark, Melody . Mock, Thomas. Tarling, Geraint A. . Clark, Matthew D. (2024) Exome capture of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) for cost effective genotyping and population genetics with historical collections.

Cleary, Alison C. . Perry, Frances. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2024) Influence of parasites on spawning success and egg quality in Antarctic krill Euphausia superba.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Henley, Sian F. Burson, Amanda . Liszka, Cecilia M. . Manno, Clara . Lucas, Natasha S. . Ward, Freyja. Hendry, Katharine R. . Woodward, E. Malcolm S. Wootton, Marianne. Abrahamsen, E. Povl . (2024) Collapse of a giant iceberg in a dynamic Southern Ocean marine ecosystem: in situ observations of A-68A at South Georgia.

Savineau, Eloise L-R. Cook, Kathryn B. . Blackbird, Sabena J. Stowasser, Gabriele . Kiriakoulakis, Konstadinos. Preece, Calum. Fielding, Sophie . Belcher, Anna . Wolff, George A. Tarling, Geraint . Mayor, Daniel . (2024) Investigating the physiological ecology of mesopelagic zooplankton in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean) using lipid and stable isotope signatures.

Eskuche-Keith, Patrick. Hill, Simeon L. . López-López, Lucía. Rosenbaum, Benjamin. Saunders, Ryan A. . Tarling, Geraint A. . O'Gorman, Eoin J. (2024) Temperature alters the size selectivity of Southern Ocean fish.

Dewar-Fowler, Victoria. Robinson, Carol. Saunders, Ryan . Thorpe, Sally E. . Abrahamsen, E. Povl . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2024) Biological indicators reveal mesozooplankton foray behaviour in dynamic physical environments: Reply to Kaartvedt et al. (2024) [Reply comment].

Hill, Simeon L, . Atkinson, Angus. Arata, Javier. Belcher, Anna . Bengtson-Nash, Susan. Bernard, Kim S. Cleary, Alison . Conroy, John. Driscoll, Ryan. Fielding, Sophie . Flores, Hauke. Forcada, Jaume . Halfter, Svenja. Hinke, Jefferson. Hückstädt, Luis. Johnston, Nadine M. . Kane, Mary. Kawaguchi, So. Krafft, Bjørn A. Krüger, Lucas. La, Hyoung Sul. Liszka, Cecilia . Meyer, Bettina. Murphy, Eugene . Pakhomov, Evgeny. Perry, Frances. Piñones, Andrea. Polito, Michael J. Reid, Keith. Reiss, Christian. Rombola, Emilce. Saunders, Ryan A. . Schmidt, Katrin. Sylvester, Zephryr. Takahashi, Akinori. Tarling, Geraint A. . Trathan, Philip N. . Veytia, Devi. Watters, George. Xavier, José C. . Yang, Guang. (2024) Observing change in pelagic animals as sampling methods shift: the case of Antarctic krill.

2023

Dornan, Tracey . Knutsen, Tor. Krafft, Bjørn A. Kvalsund, Merete. Mateos-Rivera, Alejandro. Tarling, Geraint A. . Wienerroither, Rupert. Hill, Simeon L. . (2023) Spatial structuring in early life stage fish diversity in the Scotia Sea region of the Southern Ocean.

Dewar-Fowler, Victoria. Robinson, Carol. Saunders, Ryan . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2023) Detection of foray behaviour in the zooplankton of the Antarctic Polar Front region.

Cook, Kathryn B. . Belcher, Anna . Juez, Daniel Bondyale. Stowasser, Gabriele . Fielding, Sophie . Saunders, Ryan A. . Elsafi, Mohamed A. Wolff, George A. Blackbird, Sabena J. Tarling, Geraint A. . Mayor, Daniel J. . (2023) Carbon budgets of Scotia Sea mesopelagic zooplankton and micronekton communities during austral spring.

Gardner, Jessie . Peck, Victoria L. . Bakker, Dorothee C.E. Tarling, Geraint A. . Manno, Clara . (2023) Contrasting life cycles of Southern Ocean pteropods alter their vulnerability to climate change.

Meredith, Michael P. . Abrahamsen, E. Povl . Haumann, F. Alexander . Leng, Melanie J. . Arrowsmith, Carol. Barham, Mark . Firing, Yvonne L. . King, Brian A. . Brown, Peter . Brearley, J. Alexander . Meijers, Andrew J.S. . Sallée, Jean-Baptiste. Akhoudas, Camille. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2023) Tracing the impacts of recent rapid sea ice changes and the A68 megaberg on the surface freshwater balance of the Weddell and Scotia Seas.

Freer, Jennifer J. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2023) Assessing key influences on the distribution and life-history of Arctic and boreal Calanus: are online databases up to the challenge?.

2022

Manno, C. . Stowasser, G. . Fielding, S. . Apeland, B. Tarling, G.A. . (2022) Deep carbon export peaks are driven by different biological pathways during the extended Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean) bloom.

Freer, Jennifer J. . Collins, Rupert A. Tarling, Geraint A. . Collins, Martin A. . Partridge, Julian C. Genner, Martin J. (2022) Global phylogeography of hyperdiverse lanternfishes indicates sympatric speciation in the deep sea.

Ward, Peter. Tarling, Geraint A. . ten Hoopen, Petra . (2022) A database of zooplankton abundance in the Atlantic sectors of the Southern and sub-Arctic Oceans.

ten Hoopen, Petra . Peat, Helen J. . Ward, Peter. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2022) Polar biodiversity data: from a national marine platform to a global data portal.

Whitehouse, Michael J. Hendry, Katharine R. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . ten Hoopen, Petra . (2022) A database of marine macronutrient, temperature and salinity measurements made around the highly productive island of South Georgia, the Scotia Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula between 1980 and 2009.

Tarling, Geraint . Abrahamsen, Povl . Lucas, Natasha . Brearley, Alexander . Fleming, Andrew . Shepherd, Andrew. Liszka, Cecilia . Manno, Clara . Murphy, Eugene . Meredith, Michael . Ratcliffe, Norman . Braakmann-Folgmann, Anne. Gerrish, Laura . (2022) The birth and death of ‘megaberg’ A68.

Grigor, Jordan J. Freer, Jennifer J. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Cohen, Jonathan H. Last, Kim S. (2022) Swimming activity as an indicator of seasonal diapause in the copepod Calanus finmarchicus.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Belcher, Anna . Blackwell, Mayleen. Castellani, Claudia. Cook, Kathryn Barbara . Cottier, Finlo R. Dewar-Fowler, Victoria. Freer, Jennifer J. . Gerrish, Laura . Johnson, Magnus L. Last, Kim S. Lindeque, Penelope Kate. Mayor, Daniel J. . Parry, Helen E. Stowasser, Gabriele . Wootton, Marianne. (2022) Carbon and lipid contents of the copepod Calanus finmarchicus entering diapause in the Fram Strait and their contribution to the boreal and Arctic lipid pump.

Johnston, Nadine M. . Murphy, Eugene J. . Atkinson, Angus. Constable, Andrew J. Cotté, Cédric. Cox, Martin. Daly, Kendra L. Driscoll, Ryan. Flores, Hauke. Halfter, Svenja. Henschke, Natasha. Hill, Simeon L. . Höfer, Juan. Hunt, Brian P. V. Kawaguchi, So. Lindsay, Dhugal. Liszka, Cecilia . Loeb, Valerie. Manno, Clara . Meyer, Bettina. Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Pinkerton, Matthew H. Reiss, Christian S. Richerson, Kate. Smith, Walker O. Steinberg, Deborah K. Swadling, Kerrie M. Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Veytia, Devi. Ward, Peter. Weldrick, Christine K. Yang, Guang. (2022) Status, change, and futures of zooplankton in the Southern Ocean.

Mayor, D.J. . Cook, K.B. . Thornton, B. Atherden, F. Tarling, Geraint A. . Anderson, T.R. . (2022) Biomass Turnover Rates in Metabolically Active and Inactive Marine Calanoid Copepods.

Liszka, Cecilia M. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Wootton, Marianne. Fielding, Sophie . Murphy, Eugene J. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2022) Plankton and nekton community structure in the vicinity of the South Sandwich Islands (Southern Ocean) and the influence of environmental factors.

2021

Atkinson, Angus. Hill, Simeon L. . Reiss, Christian S. Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Beaugrand, Gregory. Tarling, Geraint A. . Yang, Guang. Steinberg, Deborah K. Schmidt, Katrin. Edwards, Martin. Rombolá, Emilce. Perry, Frances A. (2021) Stepping stones towards Antarctica: Switch to southern spawning grounds explains an abrupt range shift in krill.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Freer, Jennifer J. . Banas, Neil S. Belcher, Anna . Blackwell, Mayleen. Castellani, Claudia. Cook, Kathryn B. . Cottier, Finlo R. Daase, Malin. Johnson, Magnus L. Last, Kim S. Lindeque, Penelope K. Mayor, Daniel J. . Mitchell, Elaine. Parry, Helen E. Stowasser, Gabriele . Wootton, Marianne. (2021) Can a key boreal Calanus copepod species now complete its life-cycle in the Arctic? Evidence and implications for Arctic food-webs.

Freer, Jennifer J. . Daase, Malin. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2021) Modelling the biogeographic boundary shift of Calanus finmarchicus reveals drivers of Arctic Atlantification by subarctic zooplankton.

Murphy, Eugene J. . Johnston, Nadine M. . Hofmann, Eileen E. Phillips, Richard A. . Jackson, Jennifer A. . Constable, Andrew J. Henley, Sian F. Melbourne-Thomas, Jess. Trebilco, Rowan. Cavanagh, Rachel D. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Saunders, Ryan A. . Barnes, David K.A. . Costa, Daniel P. Corney, Stuart P. Fraser, Ceridwen I. Höfer, Juan. Hughes, Kevin A. . Sands, Chester J. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Trathan, Philip N. . Xavier, José C. (2021) Global connectivity of Southern Ocean ecosystems.

López-López, Lucía. Genner, Martin J. Tarling, Geraint A. . Saunders, Ryan A. . O’Gorman, Eoin J. (2021) Ecological networks in the Scotia Sea: Structural changes across latitude and depth.

Belcher, Anna . Fielding, Sophie . Gray, Andrew. Biermann, Lauren. Stowasser, Gabriele . Fretwell, Peter . Ireland, Louise . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2021) Experimental determination of reflectance spectra of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the Scotia Sea.

Edwards, M. Hélaouët, P. Goberville, E. Lindley, A. Tarling, G.A. . Burrows, M.T. Atkinson, A. (2021) North Atlantic warming over six decades drives decreases in krill abundance with no associated range shift.

Seco, José. Freitas, Rosa. Xavier, José C. . Bustamante, Paco. Coelho, João P. Coppola, Francesca. Saunders, Ryan A. . Almeida, Ângela. Fielding, Sophie . Pardal, Miguel A. Stowasser, Gabriele . Pompeo, Giulia. Tarling, Geraint A. . Brierley, Andrew S. Pereira, Eduarda. (2021) Oxidative stress, metabolic activity and mercury concentrations in Antarctic krill Euphausia superba and myctophid fish of the Southern Ocean.

Liszka, Cecilia M. . Robinson, Carol. Manno, Clara . Stowasser, Gabriele . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2021) Diel vertical migration of the Southern Ocean euphausiid, Euphausia triacantha, and its metabolic response to consequent short-term temperature changes.

Seco, J. Aparício, S. Brierley, A.S. Bustamante, P. Ceia, F.R. Coelho, J.P. Phillips, R.A. . Saunders, R.A. . Fielding, S. . Gregory, S. Matias, R.S. Pardal, M.A. Pereira, E. Stowasser, G. . Tarling, G.A. . Xavier, J.C. . (2021) Mercury biomagnification in a Southern Ocean food web.

2020

Manno, C. . Fielding, S. . Stowasser, G. . Murphy, E.J. . Thorpe, S.E. . Tarling, G.A. . (2020) Continuous moulting by Antarctic krill drives major pulses of carbon export in the north Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean.

Tarling, G.A. . Hobbs, C. Johnson, M.L. Färber Lorda, J. (2020) Comparative morphology of Southern Ocean Euphausia species: ecological significance of sexual dimorphic features.

Belcher, Anna . Cavan, Emma L. Tarling, Geraint . (2020) Why krill swarms are important to the global climate.

Meyer, Bettina. Atkinson, Angus. Bernard, Kim S. Brierley, Andrew S. Driscoll, Ryan. Hill, Simeon L. . Marschoff, Enrique. Maschette, Dale. Perry, Frances A. Reiss, Christian S. Rombolá, Emilce. Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Trathan, Philip N. . Zhu, Guoping. Kawaguchi, So. (2020) Successful ecosystem-based management of Antarctic krill should address uncertainties in krill recruitment, behaviour and ecological adaptation.

Freer, Jennifer . Tarling, Geraint . Collins, Martin . Partridge, J.C. Genner, M.J. (2020) Estimating circumpolar distributions of lanternfish using 2D and 3D ecological niche models..

Tarling, Geraint A. . (2020) Routine metabolism of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in South Georgia waters: Absence of metabolic compensation at its range edge.

Siegert, Martin. Bacon, Sheldon. Barnes, David . Brooks, Ian. Burgess, Henry. Cottier, Finlo. Depledge, Duncan. Dodds, Klaus. Edwards, Mary. Essery, Richard. Heywood, Karen. Hendry, Katharine. Jones, Vivienne. Lea, James. Medby, Ingrid. Meredith, Michael . Screen, James. Steinberg, Philip. Tarling, Geraint . Warner, James. Young, Gillian. (2020) The Arctic and the UK: Climate, research and engagement.

Perry, Frances A. Kawaguchi, So. Atkinson, Angus. Sailley, Sévrine F. Tarling, Geraint A. . Mayor, Daniel J. . Lucas, Cathy H. King, R. Cooper, A. (2020) Temperature-induced hatch failure and nauplii malformation in Antarctic krill.

Seco, José. Xavier, José C. . Bustamante, Paco. Coelho, João P. Saunders, Ryan A. . Ferreira, Nicole. Fielding, Sophie . Pardal, Miguel A. Stowasser, Gabriele . Viana, Thainara. Tarling, Geraint A. . Pereira, Eduarda. Brierley, Andrew S. (2020) Main drivers of mercury levels in Southern Ocean lantern fish Myctophidae.

Belcher, Anna . Cook, Kathryn . Bondyale-Juez, Daniel. Stowasser, Gabriele . Fielding, Sophie . Saunders, Ryan A. . Mayor, Daniel J. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2020) Respiration of mesopelagic fish: a comparison of respiratory electron transport system (ETS) measurements and allometrically calculated rates in the Southern Ocean and Benguela Current.

Mayor, Daniel J. . Cook, Kathryn B. . Anderson, Thomas R. . Belcher, Anna . Jenkins, Holly. Lindeque, Pennie. Tarling, Geraint A. . Pond, David. (2020) Marine Copepods, The Wildebeest of the Ocean.

2019

Cavan, E.L. Belcher, A. . Atkinson, A. Hill, S. . Kawaguchi, S. McCormack, S. Meyer, B. Nicol, S. Ratnarajah, L. Schmidt, K. Steinberg, D.K. Tarling, G.A. . Boyd, P.W. (2019) The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles.

Seco, José. Xavier, José C. . Brierley, Andrew S. Bustamante, Paco. Coelho, João P. Gregory, Susan. Fielding, Sophie . Pardal, Miguel A. Pereira, Bárbara. Stowasser, Gabriele . Tarling, Geraint . Pereira, Eduarda. (2019) Mercury levels in Southern Ocean squid: Variability over the last decade.

Saunders, Ryan A. . Hill, Simeon L. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Murphy, Eugene J. . (2019) Myctophid fish (Family Myctophidae) are central consumers in the food web of the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean).

Perry, Frances A. Atkinson, Angus. Sailley, Sévrine F. Tarling, Geraint A. . Hill, Simeon L. . Lucas, Cathy H. Mayor, Daniel J. . (2019) Habitat partitioning in Antarctic krill: Spawning hotspots and nursery areas.

Freer, Jennifer J. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Collins, Martin A. . Partridge, Julian C. Genner, Martin J. (2019) Predicting future distributions of lanternfish, a significant ecological resource within the Southern Ocean.

Havermans, Charlotte. Auel, Holger. Hagen, Wilhelm. Held, Christoph. Ensor, Natalie S. Tarling, Geraint A. . Editors: Sheppard, C (2019) Predatory zooplankton on the move: Themisto amphipods in high-latitude marine pelagic food webs.

Liszka, Cecilia . Manno, Clara . Stowasser, Gabriele . Robinson, Carol. Tarling, Geraint . (2019) Mesozooplankton community composition controls faecal pellet flux and remineralisation depth in the Southern Ocean.

Thorpe, Sally E. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Murphy, Eugene J. . (2019) Circumpolar patterns in Antarctic krill larval recruitment: an environmentally-driven model.

Seco, José. Xavier, Jose C. . Coelho, João P. Pereira, Bárbara. Tarling, Geraint . Pardal, Miguel A. Bustamante, Paco. Stowasser, Gabriele . Brierley, Andrew S. Pereira, Maria E. (2019) Spatial variability in total and organic mercury levels in Antarctic krill Euphausia superba across the Scotia Sea.

Belcher, Anna . Henson, Stephanie . Manno, Clara . Hill, Simeon . Atkinson, A. Thorpe, Sally . Fretwell, Peter . Ireland, Louise . Tarling, Geraint . (2019) Krill faecal pellets drive hidden pulses of particulate organic carbon in the marginal ice zone.

Ryabov, Alexey B. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2019) Scaling of size, shape and surface roughness in Antarctic krill swarms.

Belcher, Anna . Saunders, Ryan A. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2019) Respiration rates and active carbon flux of mesopelagic fishes (Family Myctophidae) in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean.

Atkinson, Angus. Hill, Simeon L. . Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Siegel, Volker. Reiss, Christian S. Loeb, Valerie J. Steinberg, Deborah K. Schmidt, Katrin. Tarling, Geraint A. . Gerrish, Laura . Sailley, Sevrine F. (2019) Krill (Euphausia superba) distribution contracts southward during rapid regional warming.

2018

Manno, Clara . Giglio, F. Stowasser, Gabriele . Fielding, Sophie . Enderlein, Peter. Tarling, Geraint . (2018) Threatened species drive the strength of the carbonate pump in the northern Scotia Sea.

Saunders, Ryan A. . Collins, Martin A. Shreeve, Rachael. Ward, Peter. Stowasser, Gabriele . Hill, Simeon L. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2018) Seasonal variation in the predatory impact of myctophids on zooplankton in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean).

Meredith, Michael . Sundfjord, Arild. Henson, Stephanie. Meijers, Andrew . Murphy, Eugene . Bellerby, Richard. Daase, Malin. Cottier, Finlo. Belchier, Mark . Chierici, Melissa. Ellingsen, Ingrid. Falk-Petersen, Stig. Hill, Simeon . Holland, Paul . Tarling, Geraint . Trathan, Phil . Turner, John . Wilkinson, Jeremy . Batchellier, Layla. Capper, Linda. Oliver, Jamie. (2018) The state of the polar oceans 2018: making sense of our changing world.

Xavier, Jose C. . Velez, N. Trathan, Phil N. . Cherel, Y. De Broyer, C. Cánovas, F. Seco, J. Ratcliffe, Norman . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2018) Seasonal prey switching in non-breeding gentoo penguins related to a wintertime environmental anomaly around South Georgia.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Fielding, Sophie . Klevjer, Thor. Ryabov, Alexey. Somerfield, Paul J. (2018) Varying depth and swarm dimensions of open-ocean Antarctic krill Euphausia superba Dana, 1850 (Euphausiacea) over diel cycles.

Ward, Peter. Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . (2018) Temporal changes in abundances of large calanoid copepods in the Scotia Sea: comparing the 1930s with contemporary times.

Belcher, Anna . Manno, Clara . Thorpe, Sally . Tarling, Geraint . (2018) Acantharian cysts: high flux occurrence in the bathypelagic zone of the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean.

Rembauville, Mathieu. Blain, Stéphane. Manno, Clara . Tarling, Geraint . Thompson, Anu. Wolff, George. Salter, Ian. (2018) The role of diatom resting spores in pelagic–benthic coupling in the Southern Ocean.

Peck, Victoria L. . Oakes, Rosie L. Harper, Elizabeth M. Manno, Clara . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2018) Pteropods counter mechanical damage and dissolution through extensive shell repair.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . (2018) Oceanic swarms of Antarctic krill perform satiation sinking.

Saunders, Ryan A. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2018) Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish comply with Bergmann’s Rule.

2017

Arnberg, Maj. Moodley, Leon. Dunaevskaya, Evgenia. Ramanand, Sreerekha. Ingvarsdóttir, Anna. Nilsen, Marianne. Ravagnan, Elisa. Westerlund, Stig. Sanni, Steinar. Tarling, Geraint A. . Bechmann, Renée K. (2017) Effects of chronic crude oil exposure on early developmental stages of the Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica).

Gardner, Jessie . Manno, Clara . Bakker, Dorothee C.E. Peck, Victoria L. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2017) Southern Ocean pteropods at risk from ocean warming and acidification.

Freer, Jennifer J. Partridge, Julian C. Tarling, Geraint A. . Collins, Martin A. Genner, Martin J. (2017) Predicting ecological responses in a changing ocean: the effects of future climate uncertainty.

Hunt, Benjamin J. Özkaya, Özge. Davies, Nathaniel J. Gaten, Edward. Seear, Paul. Kyriacou, Charalambos P. Tarling, Geraint . Rosato, Ezio. (2017) The Euphausia superba transcriptome database, SuperbaSE: An online, open resource for researchers.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Ward, Peter. Thorpe, Sally E. . (2017) Spatial distributions of Southern Ocean mesozooplankton communities have been resilient to long-term surface warming.

Murphy, Eugene J. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Watkins, Jonathan L. Fielding, Sophie . Underwood, Philip. (2017) Restricted regions of enhanced growth of Antarctic krill in the circumpolar Southern Ocean.

Moodley, Leon. Arnberg, Maj. Dunaevskaya, Evgenia. Seear, Paul. Bærheim, Linda. Nilsen, Marianne. Ramanand, Sreerekha S. Øysæd, Kjell Birger. Westerlund, Stig. Jonsson, Grete. Tarling, Geraint A. . Bechmann, Renée K. (2017) Effects of low crude oil chronic exposure on the northern krill ( Meganyctiphanes norvegica ).

Barnes, David K.A. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2017) Polar oceans in a changing climate.

Johnson, Magnus L. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2017) Collecting and processing euphausiids.

Manno, Clara . Bednaršek, Nina. Tarling, Geraint A. . Peck, Vicky L. . Comeau, Steeve. Adhikari, Deepak. Bakker, Dorothee C.E. Bauerfeind, Eduard. Bergan, Alexander J. Berning, Maria I. Buitenhuis, Erik. Burridge, Alice K. Chierici, Melissa. Flöter, Sebastian. Fransson, Agneta. Gardner, Jessie . Howes, Ella L. Keul, Nina. Kimoto, Katsunori. Kohnert, Peter. Lawson, Gareth L. Lischka, Silke. Maas, Amy. Mekkes, Lisette. Oakes, Rosie L. Pebody, Corinne. Peijnenburg, Katja T.C.A. Seifert, Miriam. Skinner, Jennifer. Thibodeau, Patricia S. Wall-Palmer, Deborah. Ziveri, Patrizia. (2017) Shelled pteropods in peril: Assessing vulnerability in a high CO2 ocean.

Xavier, Jose C. . Trathan, Philip N. . Ceia, Filipe R. Tarling, Geraint A. . Adlard, Stacey. Fox, Derren. Edwards, Ewan W.J. Vieira, Rui P. Medeiros, Renata. De Broyer, Claude. Cherel, Yves. (2017) Sexual and individual foraging segregation in Gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua from the Southern Ocean during an abnormal winter.

Belcher, Anna . Tarling, G.A. . Manno, C. . Atkinson, A. Ward, P. Skaret, G. Fielding, S. . Henson, S.A. . Sanders, R. . (2017) The potential role of Antarctic krill faecal pellets in efficient carbon export at the marginal ice zone of the South Orkney Islands in spring.

Belcher, Anna . Manno, Clara . Ward, Pete. Henson, Stephanie . Sanders, Richard . Tarling, Geraint . (2017) Copepod faecal pellet transfer through the meso- and bathypelagic layers in the Southern Ocean in spring.

Atkinson, Angus. Hill, Simeon L. . Pakhomov, Evgeny A. Siegel, Volker. Anadon, Ricardo. Chiba, Sanae. Daly, Kendra L. Downie, Rod. Fielding, Sophie . Fretwell, Peter . Gerrish, Laura . Hosie, Graham W. Jessopp, Mark J. Kawaguchi, So. Krafft, Bjørn A. Loeb, Valerie. Nishikawa, Jun. Peat, Helen J. . Reiss, Christian S. Ross, Robin M. Quetin, Langdon B. Schmidt, Katrin. Steinberg, Deborah K. Subramaniam, Roshni C. Tarling, Geraint A. . Ward, Peter. (2017) KRILLBASE: a circumpolar database of Antarctic krill and salp numerical densities, 1926–2016.

Saunders, Ryan A. . Collins, Martin A. . Stowasser, Gabriele . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2017) Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish communities in the Scotia Sea are sustained by mass immigration.

Le Moigne, Frederic A.C. Poulton, Alex J. Henson, Stephanie A. . Daniels, Chris J. Fragoso, Glaucia M. Mitchell, Elaine. Richier, Sophie. Russell, Benjamin C. Smith, Helen E.K. Tarling, Geraint A. . Young, Jeremy R. Zubkov, Mike. Editors: Ferrera, Isabel (2017) Carbon export efficiency and phytoplankton community composition in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean.

Tarling, G.A. . Ward, P. Sheader, M. Williams, J.A. Symon, C. (2017) Distribution patterns of macrozooplankton assemblages in the southwest Atlantic.

2016

Cripp, G.C. Tarling, G.A. . (2016) Rapid procedure for the isolation and analysis of fatty acid and fatty alcohol fractions from wax esters of marine zooplankton.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Fielding, Sophie . Editors: Siegel, Volker (2016) Swarming and behaviour in Antarctic krill.

Sanders, R. . Henson, S.A. . Martin, A.P. . Anderson, T.R. . Bernardello, R. Enderlein, P. Fielding, S. . Giering, S. . Hartmann, M. Iversen, M. Khatiwala, S. Lam, P. Mayor, D.J. . Moore, C.M. Murphy, E. . Painter, S.C. Poulton, A.J. Saw, K. Stowasser, G. . Tarling, G.A. . Torres-valdes, S. Trimmer, M. Wolff, G.A. Yool, A. . (2016) Controls over Ocean Mesopelagic Interior Carbon Storage (COMICS): fieldwork, synthesis and modelling efforts.

Manno, Clara . Peck, Victoria L. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2016) Pteropod eggs released at high pCO2 lack resilience to ocean acidification.

Rembauville, M. Manno, C. . Tarling, G.A. . Blain, S. Salter, I. (2016) Strong contribution of diatom resting spores to deep-sea carbon transfer in naturally iron-fertilized waters downstream of South Georgia.

Tarling, G.A. . Hill, S. . Peat, H. . Fielding, S. . Reiss, C. Atkinson, A. (2016) Growth and shrinkage in Antarctic krill Euphausia superba is sex-dependent.

Peck, Victoria L. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Manno, Clara . Harper, Elizabeth M. (2016) Response to comment “Vulnerability of pteropod (Limacina helicina) to ocean acidification: Shell dissolution occurs despite an intact organic layer” by Bednarsek et al..

Tyrrell, Toby. Tarling, Geraint A. . Leakey, Raymond J.G. Cripps, Gemma. Thorpe, Sally . Richier, Sophie. Moore, C. Mark. (2016) Preface to special issue (Impacts of surface ocean acidification in polar seas and globally: a field-based approach).

Tarling, G.A. . Peck, V. . Ward, P. Ensor, N.S. Achterberg, E. Tynan, E. Poulton, A.J. Mitchell, E. Zubkov, M.V. (2016) Effects of acute ocean acidification on spatially-diverse polar pelagic foodwebs: insights from on-deck microcosms.

Saunders, Ryan A. . Collins, Martin A. Ward, Peter. Stowasser, Gabriele . Hill, Simeon L. . Shreeve, Rachael. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2016) Predatory impact of the myctophid fish community on zooplankton in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean).

Belcher, Anna . Iversen, Morten. Manno, Clara . Henson, Stephanie A. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Sanders, Richard . (2016) The role of particle associated microbes in remineralisation of faecal pellets in the upper mesopelagic of the Scotia Sea, Antarctica.

2015

Peck, Victoria L. . Tarling, Geraint A. . Manno, Clara . Harper, Elizabeth M. Tynan, Eithne. (2015) Outer organic layer and internal repair mechanism protects pteropod Limacina helicina from ocean acidification.

Tarling, Geraint A. . (2015) Marine ecology: a wonderland of marine activity in the Arctic night.

Saunders, R. A. . Collins, M. A. Ward, P. Stowasser, G. . Shreeve, R. Tarling, G. A. . (2015) Trophodynamics of Protomyctophum (Myctophidae) in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean).

Le Moigne, Frederic A.C. Poulton, Alex J. Henson, Stephanie A. . Daniels, Chris J. Fragoso, Glaucia M. Mitchell, Elaine. Richier, Sophie. Smith, Helen E.K. Russell, Benjamin C. Tarling, Geraint A. . Young, Jeremy R. Zubkov, Mike. (2015) Carbon export efficiency and phytoplankton community composition in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean.

Cavan, E.L. Le Moigne, F.A.C. Poulton, A.J. Tarling, G.A. . Ward, P. Daniels, C.J. Fragoso, G. Sanders, R.J. . (2015) Attenuation of particulate organic carbon flux in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean, is controlled by zooplankton fecal pellets.

2014

Manno, Clara . Stowasser, Gabriele . Enderlein, Peter. Fielding, Sophie . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2014) The contribution of zooplankton faecal pellets to deep carbon transport in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean).

Pond, David W. Tarling, Geraint A. . Mayor, Daniel J . (2014) Hydrostatic Pressure and Temperature Effects on the Membranes of a Seasonally Migrating Marine Copepod.

Bednarsek, Nina. Tarling, Geraint A. . Bakker, Dorothee C. E. Fielding, Sophie . Feely, Richard A. (2014) Dissolution dominating calcification process in polar pteropods close to the point of aragonite undersaturation.

Saunders, Ryan A. . Collins, Martin A. Ward, Peter. Stowasser, Gabriele . Shreeve, Rachael. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2014) Distribution, population structure and trophodynamics of Southern Ocean Gymnoscopelus (Myctophidae) in the Scotia Sea.

Fielding, Sophie . Watkins, Jonathan L. Trathan, Philip N. . Enderlein, Peter. Waluda, Claire M. . Stowasser, Gabriele . Tarling, Geraint A. . Murphy, Eugene J. . (2014) Inter-annual variability in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) density at South Georgia, Southern Ocean: 1997 – 2013.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . (2014) Instantaneous movement of krill swarms in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

Saunders, Ryan A. . Collins, Martin A. Foster, Emma. Shreeve, Rachel. Stowasser, Gabriele . Ward, Peter. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2014) The trophodynamics of Southern Ocean Electrona (Myctophidae) in the Scotia Sea.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Cottier, Finlo R. Everson, Inigo. (2014) Spatial patterns in the vertical structure of euphausiids in Gullmarsfjord, Sweden: Identifying influences on bilayer formation and distribution.

2013

Ward, Peter. Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . (2013) Mesozooplankton in the Southern Ocean: spatial and temporal patterns from Discovery Investigations.

Saunders, Ryan A. . Fielding, Sophie . Thorpe, Sally E. . Tarling, Geraint A. . (2013) School characteristics of mesopelagic fish at South Georgia.

Saunders, R.A. . Rasmussen, J. Tarling, G.A. . Brierley, A.S. (2013) Distribution, population dynamics and growth rates of Thysanopoda acutifrons, Thysanoessa inermis and Nematobrachion boöpis in the Irminger Sea, North Atlantic.

Atkinson, A. Nicol, S. Kawaguchi, S. Pakhomov, E. Quetin, L. Ross, R. Hill, S. . Reiss, C. Siegel, V. Tarling, G. . (2013) Fitting Euphausia superba into Southern Ocean food-web models: a review of data sources and their limitations.

Pond, D.W. Tarling, G.A. . (2013) Solid evidence or fluid ideas on the importance lipid phase transitions to diapausing copepods: reply.

Wallace, M.I. Cottier, F.R. Brierley, A.S. Tarling, G.A. . (2013) Modelling the influence of copepod behaviour on faecal pellet export at high latitudes.

Decelle, Johan. Martin, Patrick. Pabortsava, Katsiaryna . Pond, David W. Tarling, Geraint . Mahé, Frédéric. de Vargas, Colomban. Lampitt, Richard. Not, Fabrice. (2013) Diversity, ecology and biogeochemistry of cyst-forming Acantharia (Radiolaria) in the oceans.

Bednaršek, N. Možina, J. Vogt, M. O'Brien, C. Tarling, G.A. . (2013) The global distribution of pteropods and their contribution to carbonate and carbon biomass in the modern ocean.

Bednarsek, Nina. Tarling, Geraint A. . Bakker, Dorothee CE. Fielding, Sophie . Cohen, Anne. Kuzirian, Alan. McCorkle, Dan. Lézé, Bertrand. Montagna, Roberto. (2013) Description and quantification of pteropod shell dissolution: a sensitive bioindicator of ocean acidification.

Tancell, Claire. Phillips, Richard A. . Xavier, Jose C. . Tarling, Geraint A . Sutherland, William J. (2013) Comparison of methods for determining key marine areas from tracking data.

Murphy, E.J. . Hofmann, E.E. Watkins, J.L. Johnston, N.M. . Piñones, A. Ballerini, T. Hill, S.L. . Trathan, P.N. . Tarling, G.A. . Cavanagh, R.A. . Young, E.F. . Thorpe, S.E. . Fretwell, P. . (2013) Comparison of the structure and function of Southern Ocean regional ecosystems: The Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia.

2012

Bednarsek, N. Tarling, G. A. . Bakker, D. C. E. Fielding, S. . Jones, E. M. Venables, H. J. . Ward, P. Kuzirian, A. Lézé, B. Feely, R. A. Murphy, E.J. . (2012) Extensive dissolution of live pteropods in the Southern Ocean.

Seear, Paul J. Goodall-Copestake, William P. . Fleming, Andrew H. . Rosato, Ezio. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2012) Seasonal and spatial influences on gene expression in Antarctic krill Euphausia superba.

Ward, Peter. Tarling, Geraint A. . Coombs, Stephen H. Enderlein, Peter. (2012) Comparing Bongo net and N70 mesozooplankton catches: using a reconstruction of an original net to quantify historical plankton catch data.

Flores, H. Atkinson, A. Kawaguchi, S. Krafft, B.A. Milinevsky, G. Nicol, S. Reiss, C. Tarling, G.A. . Werner, R. Bravo Rebolledo, E. Cirelli, V. Cuzin-Roudy, J. Fielding, S. . Groeneveld, J.J. Haraldsson, M. Lombana, A. Marschoff, E. Meyer, B. Pakhomov, E.A. Rombolá, E. Schmidt, K. Siegel, V. Teschke, M. Tonkes, H. Toullec, J.Y. Trathan, P.N. . Tremblay, N. Van de Putte, A. van Franeker, J.A. Werner, T. (2012) Impact of climate change on Antarctic krill.

Pond, David W. Tarling, Geraint A. . Schmidt, Katrin. Everson, Inigo. (2012) Diet and growth rates of Meganyctiphanes norvegica in autumn.

Goodall-Copestake, W.P. . Tarling, G.A. . Murphy, E.J. . (2012) On the comparison of population-level estimates of haplotype and nucleotide diversity: a case study using the gene cox1 in animals.

Murphy, E. J. . Watkins, J.L. Trathan, P.N. . Reid, K. Meredith, M.P. . Hill, S.L. . Thorpe, S.E. . Johnston, N.M. . Clarke, A. . Tarling, G.A. . Collins, M.A. . Forcada, J. . Atkinson, A. Ward, P. Staniland, I.J. . Pond, D.W. Cavanagh, R.A. . Shreeve, R.S. Korb, R.E. Whitehouse, M.J. Rodhouse, P.G. Enderlein, P. Hirst, A.G. Martin, A.R. Briggs, D.R. Cunningham, N.J. Fleming, A.H. . Editors: Rogers, Alex D. Johnston, Nadine M. . Murphy, Eugene J. . Clarke, Andrew (2012) Spatial and Temporal Operation of the Scotia Sea Ecosystem.

Ward, Peter. Atkinson, Angus. Venables, Hugh . Tarling, Geraint . Whitehouse, Michael. Fielding, Sophie . Collins, Martin Anthony . Korb, Rebecca. Black, Andrew. Stowasser, Gabriele . Schmidt, Katrin. Thorpe, Sally . Enderlein, Peter. (2012) Food web structure and bioregions in the Scotia Sea: A seasonal synthesis.

Tarling, Geraint . Stowasser, Gabriele . Ward, Peter. Poulton, Alex J. Zhou, M. Venables, Hugh . McGill, R.A.R. Murphy, Eugene . (2012) Seasonal trophic structure of the Scotia Sea pelagic ecosystem considered through biomass spectra and stable isotope analysis.

Watts, Jamie. Tarling, Geraint . (2012) Population dynamics and production of Themisto gaudichaudii (Amphipoda, Hyperiidae) at South Georgia, Antarctica.

Bednarŝek, Nina. Tarling, Geraint . Fielding, Sophie . Bakker, D.C.E. (2012) Population dynamics and biogeochemical significance of Limacina helicina antarctica in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean).

Pond, David. Tarling, Geraint . Ward, Peter. Mayor, Daniel J. . (2012) Wax ester composition influences the diapause patterns in the copepod Calanoides acutus.

Ward, Peter. Atkinson, Angus. Tarling, Geraint . (2012) Mesozooplankton community structure and variability in the Scotia Sea: A seasonal comparison.

Tarling, Geraint . Ward, Peter. Atkinson, Angus. Collins, Martin Anthony . Murphy, Eugene . (2012) DISCOVERY 2010: Spatial and temporal variability in a dynamic polar ecosystem.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Cuzin-Roudy, Janine. (2012) Synchronization in the molting and spawning activity of northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica) and its effect on recruitment.

Tarling, G.A. . Jarvis, T. Matthews, J.B.L. (2012) Calanus finmarchicus descends in response to the arrival of krill – better unfed than dead.

Tarling, Geraint A. . (2012) Sex-dependent diel vertical migration in northern krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica and its consequences for population dynamics.

Cuzin-Roudy, J. Tarling, G.A. . Strömberg, J.-O. (2012) Life cycle strategies of Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica) for regulating growth, moult, and reproductive activity in various environments: the case of fjordic populations.

Burrows, Michael T. Tarling, Geraint . (2012) Effects of density dependence on diel vertical migration of populations of northern krill: a genetic algorithm model.

2011

Varpe, Øystein. Jørgensen, Christian. Tarling, Geraint A. . Fiksen, Øyvind. (2011) Early is better: seasonal egg fitness and timing of reproduction in a zooplankton life-history model.

Tarling, G.A. . Shreeve, R.S. Ward, P. (2011) Life-cycle and population dynamics of Rhincalanus gigas (Copepoda: Calanoida) in the Scotia Sea.

Tarling, G.A. . Editors: Riffenburgh, B (2011) Productivity and biomass.

Tarling, G.A. . Editors: Riffenburgh, B (2011) Pelagic communities of the Southern Ocean.

Pond, David W. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2011) Phase transitions of wax esters adjust buoyancy in diapausing Calanoides acutus.

Schmidt, Katrin. Atkinson, Angus. Steigenberger, Sebastian. Fielding, Sophie . Lindsay, Margaret C.M. Pond, David W. Tarling, Geraint A. . Klevjer, Thor A. Allen, Claire S. . Nicol, Stephen. Achterberg, Eric P. (2011) Seabed foraging by Antarctic krill: Implications for stock assessment, bentho-pelagic coupling, and the vertical transfer of iron.

Wallace, Margaret I. Cottier, Finlo R. Berge, Jorgen. Tarling, Geraint A. . Griffiths, Colin. Brierley, Andrew S. (2011) Comparison of zooplankton vertical migration in an ice-free and a seasonally ice-covered Arctic fjord: An insight into the influence of sea ice cover on zooplankton behaviour.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Editors: Tarling, Geraint A. (2011) Population dynamics of Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica Sars).

Tarling, Geraint A. . Ensor, Natalie S. Fregin, Torsten. Goodall-Copestake, Will P. . Fretwell, Peter . Editors: Tarling, Geraint A. (2011) An introduction to the biology of Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica Sars).

Seear, Paul J. Tarling, Geraint A. . Burns, Gavin. Goodall-Copestake, Will P. . Gaten, Edward. Ozkaya, Ozge. Rosato, Ezio. (2011) Differential gene expression during the moult cycle of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba).

Atkinson, Angus. Tarling, Geraint . Pond, David. Stowasser, Gabriele . Schmidt, Katrin. Fielding, Sophie . Murphy, Eugene . Cavanagh, Rachel . (2011) Discovery 2010: understanding the Scotia Sea food web.

Cresswell, Katherine A. Tarling, Geraint A. . Trathan, Phil N. . (2011) Weight loss during breeding is adaptive for female macaroni penguins, Eudyptes chrysolophus.

Cresswell, Katherine A. Tarling, Geraint A. . Burrows, Michael T. (2011) Behaviour affects local-scale distributions of Antarctic krill around South Georgia.

Chereskin, T.K. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2011) Interannual to diurnal variability in the near-surface scattering layer in Drake Passage.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Cuzin-Roudy, J. (2011) External parasite infestation depends on moult-frequency and age in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba).

Johnson, Magnus L. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2011) Influence of individual state on swimming capacity and behaviour of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba.

Gaten, Edward. Tarling, Geraint . Dowse, Harold. Kyriacou, Charalambos. Rosato, Ezio. (2011) Is vertical migration in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) influenced by an underlying circadian rhythm?.

Shreeve, Rachael S. Collins, Martin Anthony . Tarling, Geraint A. . Main, Charlotte. Ward, Peter. Johnston, Nadine . (2011) Feeding ecology of myctophid fishes in the northern Scotia Sea.

2010

Varpe, Øystein. Jørgensen, Christian. Tarling, Geraint A. . Fiksen, Øyvind. (2010) The adaptive value of energy storage and capital breeding in seasonal environments.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Klevjer, Thor. Fielding, Sophie . Watkins, Jon. Atkinson, Angus. Murphy, Eugene . Korb, Rebecca. Whitehouse, Mick. Leaper, Russell. (2010) Variability and predictability of Antarctic krill swarm structure.

Tarling, Geraint Andrew . Cuzin-Roudy, J. Wootton, K. Johnson, M.L. (2010) Egg-release behaviour in Antarctic krill.

Seear, Paul. Tarling, Geraint A. . Teschke, Mathias. Meyer, Bettina. Thorne, Michael A.S. . Clark, Melody S. . Gaten, Edward. Rosato, Ezio. (2010) Effects of simulated light regimes on gene expression in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba Dana).

Cresswell, Katherine A. Tarling, Geraint A. . Thorpe, Sally E. . Burrows, Michael T. Wiedenmann, John. Mangel, Marc. (2010) Diel vertical migration of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is flexible during advection across the Scotia Sea.

Klevjer, T.A. Tarling, G.A. . Fielding, S. . (2010) Swarm characteristics of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba relative to the proximity of land during summer in the Scotia Sea.

Goodall-Copestake, WP . Perez-Espona, S. Clark, MS . Murphy, EJ . Seear, PJ. Tarling, GA . (2010) Swarms of diversity at the gene cox1 in Antarctic krill.

Tarling, G.A. . Atkinson, A. (2010) Antarctic krill an intriguing tale of ice and industry.

Pond, D.W. Atkinson, A. Shreeve, R.S. Tarling, G.A. . Ward, P. (2010) Diatom fatty acid biomarkers indicate growth rates in Antarctic krill.

Tarling, G.A. . Shreeve, R.S. Ward, P. Atkinson, A. Hirst, A.G. (2010) Life-cycle phenotypic composition and mortality of Calanoides acutus (Copepoda: Calanoida) in the Scotia Sea: a modelling approach.

Schmidt, K. Tarling, G.A. . Plathner, N. Atkinson, A. (2010) Moult cycle-related changes in feeding rates of larval krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica and Thysanoessa spp.

Collins, Martin A. . Xavier, Jose C. . Johnston, Nadine M. . North, Anthony W. Enderlein, Peter. Tarling, Geraint A. . Waluda, Claire M. . Hawker, Elizabeth J. Cunningham, Nathan J. (2010) Patterns in the distribution of myctophid fish in the northern Scotia Sea ecosystem.

2009

Atkinson, A. Siegel, V. Pakhomov, E.A. Rothery, P. Loeb, V. Ross, R.M. Quetin, L.B. Schmidt, K. Fretwell, P. . Murphy, E.J. . Tarling, G.A. . Fleming, A.H. . (2009) Oceanic circumpolar habitats of Antarctic krill.

2008

Shreeve, Rachael S. Tarling, Geraint A. . Atkinson, Angus. Ward, Peter. Goss, Cathy. Watkins, Jonathon. (2008) Relative production of Calanoides acutus (Copepoda: Calanoida) and Euphausia superba (Antarctic krill) at South Georgia, and its implications at wider scales.

Sims, David W. Southall, Emily J. Tarling, Geraint A. . Metcalfe, Julian D. (2008) Habitat-specific normal and reverse diel vertical migration in the plankton-feeding basking shark.

2007

Emsley, S.M. Tarling, G.A. . Burrows, M.T. (2007) The effect of vertical migration strategy on retention and dispersion in the Irish Sea during spring–summer.

Tarling, G.A. . Cuzin-Roudy, J. Thorpe, S.E. . Shreeve, R.S. Ward, P. Murphy, E.J. . (2007) Recruitment of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba in the South Georgia region: adult fecundity and the fate of larvae.

Everson, Inigo. Tarling, Geraint A. . Bergstrom, Bo. (2007) Improving acoustic estimates of krill: experience from repeat sampling of northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica) in Gullmarsfjord, Sweden.

Murphy, E.J. . Watkins, J.L. Trathan, P.N. . Reid, K. Meredith, M.P. . Thorpe, S.E. . Johnston, N.M. . Clarke, A. . Tarling, G.A. . Collins, M.A. . Forcada, J. . Shreeve, R.S. Atkinson, A. Korb, R. Whitehouse, M.J. Ward, P. Rodhouse, P.G. Enderlein, P. Hirst, A.G. Martin, A.R. Hill, S.L. . Staniland, I.J. . Pond, D.W. Briggs, D.R. Cunningham, N.J. Fleming, A.H. . (2007) Spatial and temporal operation of the Scotia Sea ecosystem: a review of large-scale links in a krill centred food web.

Ward, Peter. Shreeve, Rachael. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2007) The autumn mesozooplankton community at South Georgia: biomass, population structure and vertical distribution.

Cottier, Finlo R. Tarling, Geraint A. . Wold, Anette. Falk-Petersen, Stig. (2007) Unsynchronized and synchronized vertical migration of zooplankton in a high arctic fjord.

Buchholz, Cornelia M. Buchholz, Friedrich. Tarling, Geraint A. . (2007) On the timing of moulting processes in reproductively active Northern krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica.

Atkinson, Angus. Shreeve, Rachael S. Hirst, Andrew G. Rothery, Peter. Tarling, Geraint A. . Pond, David W. Korb, Rebecca E. Murphy, Eugene J. . Watkins, Jonathon L. (2007) Natural growth rates in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba): II. Predictive models based on food, temperature, body length, sex, and maturity stage.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Shreeve, Rachael S. Hirst, Andrew G. Atkinson, Angus. Pond, Dave W. Murphy, Eugene J. . Watkins, Jon L. (2007) Natural growth rates in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba): I. Improving methodology and predicting intermolt period.

Tarling, Geraint A. . Johnson, Magnus L. (2007) Satiation gives krill that sinking feeling.

Stowasser, G., Fielding, S., & Tarling, G. (2026). The taxonomic composition, abundance and wet weight of macrozooplankton and micronekton captured by an RMT8 net during surveys of the Western Core Box (South Georgia), 2009-2019 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/967411bd-0a07-49fd-ad52-2bec65781ce7
Tarling, G., Mayor, D., Atherden, F., Jenkins, H., Castellani, C., Belcher, A., Freer, J., Grigor, J., Stowasser, G., Hunter, A., Conway, D., & Pond, D. (2026). Epi- and mesopelagic mesozooplankton depth-discrete distribution and abundance between Greenland and Svalbard (2018 and 2019) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/69eb8320-9d2b-4cc1-818a-83d14c15c491
Saunders, R., Fielding, S., & Tarling, G. (2025). Body length and maturity stage measurements of Antarctic krill caught during the South Orkneys science cruise JR15004 (2016) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/2733f2ad-e111-4b21-b695-c9452e4548a1
Ward, P., & Tarling, G. (2025). Abundance data of 4 species of Calanoid copepods in plankton samples obtained around South Georgia during Discovery Investigations 1927-1937 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a9d290ce-4201-4b4b-954e-bbcf07fb1290
Cleary, A., Perry, F., & Tarling, G. (2024). Elemental contents of E. superba eggs (carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen) in the context of maternal parasite load (South Georgia, January 2018) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/6c4aaf56-1439-4849-b869-8058479e5d6e
Abrahamsen, P., Tarling, G., Firing, Y., King, B., Marzocchi, A., Burson, A., Hendry, K., Henley, S., Liszka, C., Manno, C., Ward, F., Woodward, M., Wootton, M., Brunetta, M., Song, Y., & Thorpe, S. (2024). Dissolved nutrient and particulate material concentrations and phytoplankton abundance and community composition from cruise JC211 to South Georgia, Southern Ocean, February 2021 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/eef71670-f6dc-46f6-9143-7569599854e5
Freer, J., & Tarling, G. (2023). Processing and analysis of Arctic Calanus occurrence records from OBIS and GBIF databases (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a5cbfbe1-6fa6-44cf-96fe-db92c32b69d0
Grigor, J., Freer, J., Cohen, J., Tarling, G., & Last, K. (2022). Morphometric, swimming activity and raw oxygen air saturation data from experiments on CV Calanus finmarchicus in the Fram Strait, Arctic Ocean, in August 2019 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/eefba4cd-c7a3-4e24-b2c8-5221fcfdde0b
Tarling, G., Ward, P., Fielding, S., & Noake, A. (2022). Mesozooplankton collected by the Bark Europa in Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/6676ec60-9e37-45a8-b447-938256438e9f
Whitehouse, M., Hendry, K., Tarling, G., Thorpe, S., & ten Hoopen, P. (2022). Macronutrient, temperature and salinity measurements made around the island of South Georgia and the wider Scotia Sea, the Antarctic Peninsula, and in the Bellingshausen Sea between 1980 and 2009 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/4014370f-8eb2-492b-a5f3-6dc68bf12c1e
Fielding, S., Enderlein, P., Stowasser, G., Tarling, G., & Manno, C. (2022). Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) biomass density estimates derived from acoustic backscatter data collected in the Western Core Box survey, South Georgia, South Atlantic: 1996 – 2019 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/e85a9312-8531-4261-a2f6-1c58f40cfc71
Freer, J., Daase, M., & Tarling, G. (2021). Range-wide occurrence records of the subarctic copepod Calanus finmarchicus and associated environmental predictor variables (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/fc660bc3-09ab-4c1a-9d2a-4026951872c8
Tarling, G., Stowasser, G., Fielding, S., Saunders, R., Fowler, V., & ten Hoopen, P. (2021). Epi- and mesopelagic mesozooplankton depth-discrete distribution and abundance across Polar Frontal Zone in Southern Ocean Atlantic sector (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/f8058937-5b63-49a1-b445-cf60707b8b65
Collins, M., Piatkowski, U., & Saunders, R. (2021). Distribution of mesopelagic fish in the Scotia Sea from RMT25 and pelagic trawls deployed from RRS James Clark Ross and RRS John Biscoe (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/f4dfc0ee-4f61-47c5-a5a8-238e02ff2fdd
Belcher, A. (2021). Antarctic krill reflectance measurements – Spectroradiometer data (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/54643342-f2ed-43f4-ada2-87e81181ff88
Lopez-Lopez, L., Genner, M., Tarling, G., Saunders, R., & O’Gorman, E. (2020). Pelagic trophic network in the Scotia Sea (2006-2009) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/9f615353-c621-4216-865e-7d38a9b21e2c
Stowasser, G., Fielding, S., Belcher, A., Mayor, D., Cook, K., Hubot, N., Saunders, R., & Tarling, G. (2020). Macrozooplankton and nekton vertical distribution and abundance in the Benguela Current region, May-June 2018 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/bfd7eb53-d07a-46e0-a185-54d7c4a829e2
Stowasser, G., Fielding, S., Belcher, A., Mayor, D., Cook, K., & Tarling, G. (2020). Macrozooplankton and nekton vertical distribution and abundance at the sustained observation location P3 in the northern Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean) during November and December 2017 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/e184e81a-e43c-424e-abec-122036ee2cfd
Atkinson, A., Pakhomov, E., Siegel, V., Jessopp, M., Peat, H., Kawaguchi, S., Hill, S., Loeb, V., Hewitt, R., Fielding, S., Tarling, G., Daly, K., Ashjian, C., Chiba, S., Ensor, N., Brewster, C., Watkins, J., Hosie, G., Ichii, T., … ten Hoopen, P. (2020). KRILLBASE-length frequency database, a compilation of scientific net sampling data on length, sex and maturity stage of Euphausia superba around the Southern Ocean, 1926 to 2016 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/dfbcbbf9-8673-4fef-913f-64ea7942d97a
Ward, P., Tarling, G., Shreeve, R., & ten Hoopen, P. (2020). Epipelagic mesozooplankton distribution and abundance in Southern Ocean Atlantic sector and the North Atlantic and Arctic 1996-2013 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/5a711904-ef42-46a3-9f47-3f0d6b231f65
Belcher, A., Saunders, R., & Tarling, G. (2019). Length, weight and abundance data of fish species captured in RMT-25 net surveys in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean in 2006, 2008, and 2009 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/5798742d-dd5f-480b-8298-2c2b449cbab3
Liszka, C. (2019). CTD fluorescence and faecal pellet data from the Ecosystems Western Core Box and Moorings cruise to the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean (JR304) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/e2921d09-975c-4236-8acf-039d7462762e
Tarling, G., Enderlein, P., & Fielding, S. (2017). Shallow water Western Core Box mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean north of South Georgia until Jun 2013 and retrieved in Dec 2013 by the JR291 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00988
Tarling, G., & Enderlein, P. (2017). Shallow water Western Core Box mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean north of South Georgia in March 2004 during the marine cruise JR100 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00957
Tarling, G., & Enderlein, P. (2017). Shallow water Western Core Box mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean north of South Georgia in January 2005 during the marine cruise JR116 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00959
Tarling, G., & Enderlein, P. (2017). Shallow water Western Core Box mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean north of South Georgia in February 2003 during the marine cruise JR82 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00950
Tarling, G., Enderlein, P., Fielding, S., & Saunders, R. (2017). Shallow and deep Western Core Box mooring data collected during multiple marine cruises in the Southern Ocean north of South Georgia from October 2002 onwards (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00948
Tarling, G., & Enderlein, P. (2017). Deep water Western Core Box mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean north of South Georgia in March 2004 during the marine cruise JR100 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00979
Tarling, G., & Enderlein, P. (2017). Deep water Western Core Box mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean north of South Georgia in January 2005 during the marine cruise JR116 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00981
Tarling, G., & Enderlein, P. (2017). Deep water Western Core Box mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean north of South Georgia in February 2003 during the marine cruise JR82 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00975
Enderlein, P., Fielding, S., Tarling, G., & Manno, C. (2017). Deep sediment trap (3700m) mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean north-west of South Georgia in November 2015 during the marine cruise JR15002 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00999
Tarling, G., Fielding, S., & Enderlein, P. (2017). Deep sediment trap (3700m) mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean north-west of South Georgia in January 2008 during the marine cruise JR177 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00993
Enderlein, P., Fielding, S., Tarling, G., & Manno, C. (2017). Deep sediment trap (3700m) mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean north-west of South Georgia in December 2016 during the marine cruise JR16003 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01000
Enderlein, P., Fielding, S., Tarling, G., & Manno, C. (2017). Deep sediment trap (3700m) mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean north-west of South Georgia in December 2013 during the marine cruise JR291 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00998
Tarling, G., Enderlein, P., Fielding, S., Stowasser, G., & Manno, C. (2017). Deep sediment trap (3700m) mooring data collected during multiple marine cruise in the Southern Ocean north-west of South Georgia from November 2006 onwards (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00952
Enderlein, P., Fielding, S., Tarling, G., & Manno, C. (2017). Deep sediment trap (3200m) mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean south-west of South Georgia in November 2015 during the marine cruise JR15002 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01008
Enderlein, P., Tarling, G., Fielding, S., & Manno, C. (2017). Deep sediment trap (3200m) mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean south-west of South Georgia in November 2014 during the marine cruise JR304 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01007
Enderlein, P., Fielding, S., & Tarling, G. (2017). Deep sediment trap (3200m) mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean south-west of South Georgia in January 2008 during the marine cruise JR177 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01001
Enderlein, P., Fielding, S., Tarling, G., & Manno, C. (2017). Deep sediment trap (3200m) mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean south-west of South Georgia in December 2016 during the marine cruise JR16003 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01009
Enderlein, P., Fielding, S., Tarling, G., & Manno, C. (2017). Deep sediment trap (3200m) mooring data collected in the Southern Ocean south-west of South Georgia in December 2013 during the marine cruise JR291 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01006
Tarling, G., Enderlein, P., Fielding, S., Stowasser, G., & Manno, C. (2017). Deep sediment trap (3200m) mooring data collected during multiple marine cruise in the Southern Ocean south-west of South Georgia from April 2007 onwards (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00953
British Antarctic Survey (2015). Raw acoustic data collected by ship-borne EK60 echo sounder in Scotia Sea (Mar – Apr 2009) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/c5890438-cdae-409b-8d49-705b754a1fe9
British Antarctic Survey (2015). Raw acoustic data collected by ship-borne EK60 echo sounder in Scotia Sea (Jan – Feb 2008) (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/0a4bede6-6be9-4d55-a146-bfdc603af3c2
Tarling, G., Bakker, D., Fielding, S., & Bednarsek, N. (2015). Pteropod shell dissolution in natural and high-CO2 environments (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00822
Rosato, E., Tarling, G., Shreeve, R., Kyriacou, C., & Gaten, E. (2012). Krill genetic profiling from samples collected in the Southern Ocean and South Atlantic during the Discovery 2010 cruise JR177 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://data.bas.ac.uk/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00646

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A68 iceberg heads towards South Georgia

An iceberg is heading towards the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. A68a – the size of the UK county of Somerset – broke off from the Larsen C ice shelf […]

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Research priorities for effective krill management

An international ‘Krill Action Group’, including experts from the British Antarctic Survey, has identified several research priorities to advance the understanding of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and improve the management […]

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New briefing paper on Arctic change

BAS researchers have contributed to a new briefing paper about the Arctic published this week (25 June 2020). Working with a team at the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, […]

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Krill’s influence on CO2 and global climate

A new study involving British Antarctic Survey researchers highlights the influence of krill (Euphausia superba) on atmospheric carbon levels. It is published in the journal Nature Communications today (18th October […]

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Krill swarms responsible for ‘hidden’ carbon storage

Large krill swarms in the Southern Ocean could help remove additional carbon from the atmosphere, in a way that is currently ‘hidden’ in global models. The new study is published […]

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Antarctic krill population contracts southward as polar oceans warm

The population of Antarctic krill, the favourite food of many whales, penguins, fish and seals, shifted southward during a recent period of warming in their key habitat, new research shows. […]

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State of the Polar Oceans report published

Report published July 2018

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Sea butterflies repair shell damage from ocean acidification

A new study of tiny marine snails called sea butterflies shows the great lengths these animals go to repair damage caused by ocean acidification. The paper, led by researchers at […]

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Krill behaviour takes carbon to the ocean depths

A new study shows that Antarctic krill behave in a way that could accelerate the transport of atmospheric carbon to the deep ocean. Antarctic krill form some of the highest […]

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Science cruise departs ahead of Discovery Investigations anniversary

Today the royal research ship RRS Discovery will depart Southampton for an ambitious science expedition to the ocean around South Georgia. This expedition will take place almost 100 years after […]

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Zooplankton resilient to long-term warming

Temperature plays an important role in the distribution of ocean plankton communities and has the potential to cause major distribution shifts, as recently observed in the Arctic. A new study […]

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Biological sampling gear

Discovering ocean life

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PRESS RELEASE: Effects of ocean acidification

First evidence of ocean acidification affecting live marine creatures in the Southern Ocean The shells of marine snails – known as pteropods – living in the seas around Antarctica are […]

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New study provides insight into Southern Ocean food web

One of the most comprehensive studies of animals in the Southern Ocean reveals a region that is under threat from the effects of environmental change. Reporting in January 2012 in […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Deep sea mystery solved

New discovery – Copepods share “diver’s weight belt” technique with whales A deep-sea mystery has been solved with the discovery that the tiny 3 mm long marine animals, eaten by […]

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National and International Media

2022 “”Megaberg dumped huge volume of fresh water” BBC News Online (20^th Jan) and Dubai Eye TalkRadio (31^st Jan)
2021 “Secrets of the icebreaker ‘Noosphere’ ”. BBC Ukraine Online (21^st Nov)
2020 “Giant iceberg headed for South Georgia” BBC News Online and live BBC Radio 4 interviews on ‘Today’ (4^th Nov), ‘World at One’ (15^th Dec), ‘PM’ (22^nd Dec) and BBC World Service (26^th Dec), videocast on Voice of America (5^th Nov), live TV interview on Al Jazeera (15^th Dec), live interviews on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Berkshire (4^th-6^th Nov). Also articles containing quotes in many UK tabloids and broadsheets (Daily Mail, The Times, The Guardian), Reuters News Agency, Wall Street Journal, National Geographic and New Scientist
2020 NETFLIX Ocean Series – Scientific advisor
2018 CNN – Interview on krill vertical migration, contribution of krill to C pump and threats from krill fishery
2017 The Observer newspaper (5 March) ‘Arctic sea-ice decline and wildlife’ quoted on opinion on impact to lower trophic levels
2015 BBC Radio 4 Costing the Earth (23 Sept) “Oceans of acid” Interview with myself and my research group

Other Impacts

July 2018 The State of the Polar Ocean 2018 – Contributed to the writing of the FCO commissioned article, detailing oceanographic change to policy makers
Nov 2016 G7 Future Oceans Initiative – Provided advice on international coordination of marine plankton monitoring
Dec 2016 International Atomic Energy Agency Ocean Acidification ICC – Provision of key datasets on Arctic and Southern Ocean zooplankton responses to OA
Jan 2017 House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology Inquiry on Ocean Acidification – Contributor to written evidence
May 2017 A network of Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean The Pew Charitable Trusts – cited my work on krill satiation sinking as major evidence for krill protection measures

Team

BAS Science Strategy Executive Group
Ecosystems team

Links/Websites

BIOPOLE
Changing Arctic Ocean
SeaDNA
COMICS
UK Ocean Acidification Sea Surface Consortium

General enquiries

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