Seamounts are one of the major biomes of the global ocean. The last 25 years of research
has seen considerable advances in the understanding of these ecosystems. The …

Aggregations of zooplankton, micronekton and fish are frequently observed above
seamounts, canyons and shelf breaks. The aggregations are produced by five different …

Schools of fish, flocks of birds, and swarms of insects are examples of three-dimensional
aggregation. Covering both invertebrate and vertebrate species, the authors investigate this …

Aggregations of organisms, ranging from zooplankton to whales, are an extremely common
phenomenon in the pelagic zone; perhaps the best known are fish schools. Social …

Shelf edge canyons are well-known sites of enhanced biomass due to on-shore transport
and concentration of zooplankton along their axes, both of which contribute to the high …

Nocturnal near-reef zooplankton from the forereef of Discovery Bay, Jamaica, were sampled
during winter and summer 1994 using a diver-operated plankton pump with an intake head …

A review of energy use and the life histories of deep‐water demersal fishes suggests that
there are two primary groups or guilds; those that live dispersed over the sea floor and those …

We compare estimates of biomass and communlty structure based upon depth-stratified
sampling from 0 to 900 m at a site on the continental slope south of Tasmania. Australia …

The biomass of fishes and other zooplanktivores is unusually high over shallow,
intermediate and, sometimes, deep seamounts. This cannot be explained in terms of …

Oceanic seamounts often support large nektonic stocks. Since the mid-1950s it has been
believed that this high productivity results, in part, from biological response to the physical …