Two hundred years of zooplankton vertical migration research

K Bandara, Ø Varpe, L Wijewardene… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Vertical migration is a geographically and taxonomically widespread behaviour among
zooplankton that spans across diel and seasonal timescales. The shorter‐term diel vertical …

Impacts of artificial light at night in marine ecosystems—A review

LFB Marangoni, T Davies, T Smyth… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The globally widespread adoption of Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) began in the mid‐20th
century. Yet, it is only in the last decade that a renewed research focus has emerged into its …

Rhythms and clocks in marine organisms

NS Häfker, G Andreatta, A Manzotti… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The regular movements of waves and tides are obvious representations of the oceans'
rhythmicity. But the rhythms of marine life span across ecological niches and timescales …

Biogeography of the global ocean's mesopelagic zone

R Proud, MJ Cox, AS Brierley - Current Biology, 2017 - cell.com
The global ocean's near surface can be partitioned into distinct provinces on the basis of
regional primary productivity and oceanography [1]. This ecological geography provides a …

Sea-ice decline could keep zooplankton deeper for longer

H Flores, G Veyssière, G Castellani, J Wilkinson… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
As Arctic sea ice deteriorates, more light enters the ocean, causing largely unknown effects
on the ecosystem. Using an autonomous biophysical observatory, we recorded zooplankton …

From siphonophores to deep scattering layers: uncertainty ranges for the estimation of global mesopelagic fish biomass

R Proud, NO Handegard, RJ Kloser… - ICES Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The mesopelagic community is important for downward oceanic carbon transportation and is
a potential food source for humans. Estimates of global mesopelagic fish biomass vary …

Global decline of pelagic fauna in a warmer ocean

A Ariza, M Lengaigne, C Menkes… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
Pelagic fauna is expected to be impacted under climate change according to ecosystem
simulations. However, the direction and magnitude of the impact is still uncertain and still not …

Pollutants in plastics within the North Pacific subtropical gyre

Q Chen, J Reisser, S Cunsolo, C Kwadijk… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Here we report concentrations of pollutants in floating plastics from the North Pacific
accumulation zone (NPAC). We compared chemical concentrations in plastics of different …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastic study reveals the presence of natural and synthetic fibres in the diet of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) foraging from South Georgia

C Le Guen, G Suaria, RB Sherley, PG Ryan… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Marine ecosystems are experiencing substantial disturbances due to climate change and
overfishing, and plastic pollution is an additional growing threat. Microfibres are among the …

Zooplankton as a suitable tool for microplastic research

MB Alfonso, DJ Lindsay, AH Arias, H Nakano… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, significant efforts have been dedicated to measuring and comprehending
the impact of microplastics (MPs) in the ocean. Despite harmonization guidelines for MPs …