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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...