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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) populations are considered “vulnerable” globally and “endangered” in the northeast Atlantic by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Camrin D. Braun +3 more
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Spatial Distribution and Abundance of Mesopelagic Fish Biomass in the Mediterranean Sea
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 Mesopelagic fish, being in the middle of the trophic web, are important key species for the marine environment; yet limited knowledge exists about their biology and abundance.
Morane Clavel-Henry +5 more
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Global biogeochemical provinces of the mesopelagic zone [PDF]
, 2017 Aim: Following the biogeographical approach implemented by Longhurst for the epipelagic layer, we propose here to identify a biogeochemical 3-D partition for the mesopelagic layer.
Henson, Stephanie +28 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Mesopelagic fishes were sampled around Tristan da Cunha and St Helena in the South Atlantic from the RRS Discovery at depths down to 1000 m. Sampling was part of the Blue Belt Programme, a marine survey of British Overseas Territories funded by the ...
Alexandra R. McGoran +4 more
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Temporal Resolution in Mesopelagic Crustaceans [PDF]
, 2000 Mesopelagic crustaceans occupy a dim-light environment that is similar to that of nocturnal insects. In a light-limited environment, the requirement for greater sensitivity may result in slower photoreceptor transduction and increased summation time ...
Frank, Tamara M., Tamara M. Frank
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Science governs the future of the mesopelagic zone [PDF]
, 2023 The potential of the mesopelagic zone (200–1000 m depth) to provide natural resources and ecosystem services is of increasing interest to a broad range of societal stakeholders. As this interest grows, divergent ideas about its current and future role in
Groeneveld, R. +4 more
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Diversity of Mesopelagic Organisms
, 2022 The oceanic mesopelagic or twilight zone (from 200 to 1000 m depth) is inhabited by a huge variety of organisms represented by several zoological groups, both vertebrates and invertebrates.
Olivar, M. Pilar, Abelló, Pere
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Protecting ocean carbon through biodiversity and climate governance
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Global policy goals for halting biodiversity loss and climate change depend on each other to be successful. Marine biodiversity and climate change are intertwined through foodwebs that cycle and transport carbon and contribute to carbon sequestration ...
Laura G. Elsler +6 more
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The Open-Ocean Gulf of Mexico After Deepwater Horizon: Synthesis of a Decade of Research
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 The scale of the Deepwater Horizon disaster was and is unprecedented: geographic extent, pollutant amount, countermeasure scope, and of most relevance to this Research Topic issue, range of ecotypes affected.
Tracey T. Sutton +25 more
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Exploring the Potential of Atlantic Mesopelagic Species Processed on Board Commercial Fishing Vessels as a Source of Dietary Lipids [PDF]
This study investigates the use of untapped mesopelagic species as a source of long-chain polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids (LC n-3 PUFAs) to meet the growing demand.
Selnes, Merethe +17 more
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