Despite decades of ocean exploration, humans still lack basic answers to one of the most fundamental ecological questions: ...

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 ...