188-201 (14 pages) ABSTRACTThe West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) shelf is deep and detritus-based (i.e., it is fueled by organic material sinking from intense seasonal cycles of primary production in the ...

From pelagic to benthic ecology, shoreline to open ocean dynamics, data to information systems, the Integrative Oceanography Division's research encompasses field work, laboratory experimentation and ...

Physical and chemical characteristics of biogenous silica. Mar. Biol. 8 : 89 – 95. doi: 10.1007/BF00350922 Kenchington, E. and others 2016. Delineation of Coral and Sponge Significant Benthic Areas in ...

Moreover, different survey methodologies are used in pelagic (midwater) and benthic (seabed) systems, making intersystem comparisons difficult. To address this, Tom Letessier and colleagues ...

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Back in Vaughan Hall, the Pelagic Invertebrate and Benthic Invertebrate Collections share a massive room of movable shelves, stocked with millions of spineless specimens. Most were collected from the ...

According to the study, benthic macroinvertebrates and the benthivorous fish reliance to terrestrial energy (allochthony) was higher compared to pelagic plankton and planktivorous fish.

"The prevalence of juvenile fishes around Sargassum rafts highlights a two-directional benthic-pelagic interaction where macroalgae that detach from the sediment of coastal regions provides ...

2. In recent years, the international community has become increasingly aware of the range of services provided by marine ecosystems and of the rich biodiversity of pelagic and benthic ecosystems ...