The mesopelagic zone is the oceanic region through which carbon and other elements must
pass in order to reach deeper waters or the sea floor. However, the food web interactions …

Marine pelagic ecosystems present fascinating opportunities for ecological investigation but
pose important methodological challenges for sampling. Active acoustic techniques involve …

In extreme high-latitude marine environments that are without solar illumination in winter,
light-mediated patterns of biological migration have historically been considered non …

Dosidicus gigas is a large and powerful oceanic squid that is economically valuable and
ecologically important in the eastern Pacific Ocean. We employed electronic tagging …

Light is a major cue for nearly all life on Earth. However, most of our knowledge concerning
the importance of light is based on organisms' response to light during daytime, including …

The eastern boundary of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre extends from the northern tip of
the Iberian Peninsula at 43 N to south of Senegal at about 10 N, approximately the range of …

Deep‐sea coral communities have long been recognized by fisherman as areas that support
large populations of commercial fish. As a consequence, many deep‐sea coral communities …

Zooplankton concentrations are known to vary by as much as an order of magnitude over a
lunar cycle. Here, we conducted an experiment to determine the effect of ambient …

Changes in zooplankton biomass and species composition over long time scales can have
significant effects on biogeochemical cycling and transfer of energy to higher trophic levels …

Moonlight is known to affect the nocturnal behaviour and activity rhythms of many
organisms. For instance, predators active at night may take advantage from increased …