The water column of the deep ocean is dark, cold, low in food, and under crushing
pressures, yet it is full of diverse life. Due to its enormous volume, this mesopelagic zone is …

Salps provide an important mechanism for energy transfer from primary producers to higher-
order consumers and they can also make a significant contribution to biogeochemical …

A quantitative understanding of the mesopelagic zooplankton food web is key to
development of accurate carbon budgets and geochemical models in marine systems. Here …

Microbial community dynamics on sinking particles control the amount of carbon that
reaches the deep ocean and the length of time that carbon is stored, with potentially …

This manuscript presents an overview of NASA's EXport Processes in the Ocean from
Remote Sensing 2021 Field Campaign in the North Atlantic (EXPORTS NA) and provides …

Gelatinous zooplankton are increasingly recognized to play a key role in the ocean's
biological carbon pump. Appendicularians, a class of pelagic tunicates, are among the most …

Anthropogenic activities, including climate change, are hypothesized to cause increases in
gelatinous zooplankton population sizes and blooms. In the most rapidly changing …

Autonomous sensors for gravitational carbon flux in the ocean are critically needed,
because of uncertainties in the projected response of the biological carbon pump (BCP) to …

It is often suggested that gelatinous zooplankton may benefit from anthropogenic pressures
of all kinds and in particular from climate change. Large pelagic tunicates, for example, are …

Colonial animals are composed of clonal individuals that remain physically connected and
physiologically integrated. Salps are tunicates with a dual life cycle, including an asexual …