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

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 ...

Flatfish are characterized by a transition from pelagic to benthic habitats when they metamorphose from free swimming larvae to bottom-dwelling fish, accompanied by a series of biological and ...

The study reveals that the deep-sea pelagic anglerfish (ceratioids) originated from a benthic or seafloor-dwelling ancestor.

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 ...

Dr. William Newman arrived in 1962 as Curator of Invertebrates. He subsequently arranged to divide the collection into Benthic and Pelagic Invertebrate Collections and served as the Curator of the ...