The habitat of mesopelagic scyphomedusae in Monterey Bay, California [PDF]
, 2007 15 páginas, 5 figuras, 4 tablasIn the mesopelagic zone, at depths of 200–1000m in the Monterey Submarine Canyon, CA, medusae in three genera of scyphozoa, Atolla, Periphylla and Poralia, were observed, videotaped and collected over a 9-year period (1990–
Osborn, Dawn Alexandra +4 more
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Acoustic evidence for topographic blocking on a steep submarine canyon wall
Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 71, Issue 6, June 2026.Abstract Diel vertical migration (DVM) is the largest mass‐movement of animals on Earth, with profound ecological and biogeochemical consequences. DVM has mostly been studied in the open ocean; however, at steep slopes, pelagic animals including vertical migrators must contend with the seafloor, emphasizing the importance of understanding DVM in these ...
Astrid B. Leitner +5 more
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Incorporating environmental DNA metabarcoding for improved benthic biodiversity and habitat mapping
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, Volume 12, Issue 3, Page 444-461, June 2026.Seafloor imagery is commonly used to collect information about the distribution of benthic organisms in order to generate habitat and biodiversity maps. Recent advances in genomics (e.g., environmental DNA; eDNA) show potential to complement video surveys for habitat mapping, but there have been few examples testing this.
Rylan J. Command +8 more
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Cracking the dynamic code of the deep: Unexpected seasonal patterns of active protistan-bacterial microbiomes in the mesopelagic zone of the South China Sea [PDF]
14 pages, 7 figures, supplementary material https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103280.-- Data availability: The link has been shared in the manuscriptDisentangling microbial dynamics in the mesopelagic zone is crucial due to its role in processing ...
Huang, Xin +7 more
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A biogeography of the mesopelagic community [PDF]
, 2017 There are a large number of research vessels and fishing vessels equipped with echosounders plying the world ocean, making continual observations of the ocean interior. Developing data collation programmes (e.g.
Proud, Roland Hudson
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Mesopelagic fish off Mozambique [PDF]
, 1981 The mesopelagic fauna off Mozambique was studied on five cruises of R.V. "Dr. Fridtjof Nansen" during 1977 and 1978. It primarily consisted of Myctophids. At most stations, Benthosema fibulatum or Diaphus spp. were dominant.
Gjøsæter, Jakob, Beck, Inger Marie
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Temperature control of microbial respiration and growth efficiency in the mesopelagic zone of the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans [PDF]
, 2015 8 pages, 6 figures, 5 tablesWe have measured both prokaryotic heterotrophic production (PHP) and respiration (R), then providing direct estimates of prokaryotic growth efficiencies (PGE), in the upper mesopelagic zone (300-600m) of the South Atlantic and
Vázquez-Domínguez, Evaristo +5 more
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Sustainable management of mesopelagic resources [PDF]
Fishing sustainably at greater depths; The SUMMER project will explore recent findings that suggest that the mesopelagic zone of oceans contains 90 % of the planet’s fish biomass.
Salihoğlu, Barış
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Microplastic interactions with north atlantic mesopelagic fish [PDF]
, 2018 Microplastics in the marine environment are well documented, and interactions with marine biota have been described worldwide. However, interactions with vertically migrating fish are poorly understood.
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Ocean Depths: The Mesopelagic and Implications for Global Warming [PDF]
, 2017 The mesopelagic or ‘twilight zone’ of the oceans occurs too deep for photosynthesis, but is a major part of the world’s carbon cycle. Depth boundaries for the mesopelagic have now been shown on a global scale using the distribution of pelagic animals ...
Breyer, S, Costello, Mark
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