The “biological pump” is the process by which photosynthetically-produced organic matter in
the ocean descends from the surface layer to depth by a combination of sinking particles …

Bioluminescence spans all oceanic dimensions and has evolved many times—from bacteria
to fish—to powerfully influence behavioral and ecosystem dynamics. New methods and …

Presenting state-of-the-art research advancements, this volume explores innovative
approaches to effectively apply existing porous media technologies to biomedical …

The Underwater Vision Profiler (UVP) was developed to quantify the vertical distribution of
macroscopic particles and zooplankton> 100 mm in size. The smaller size limit is fixed by …

Density stratification due to temperature or salinity variations greatly influences the flow
around and the sedimentation of objects such as particles, drops, bubbles, and small …

The vertical distribution of chlorophyll in stratified lakes and reservoirs frequently exhibits a
maximum peak deep in the water column, referred to as the deep chlorophyll maximum …

Dynamic exchanges between dissolved organic matter (DOM) and particulate organic
matter (POM) plays a critical role in organic carbon cycling in coastal and inland aquatic …

Cycling of water quality constituents in lakes is affected by thermal stratification and homo-
thermal conditions and other factors such as oligotrophication, eutrophication, and microbial …

For over four decades, aggregations of phytoplankton known as thin layers have been
observed to harbor large amounts of photosynthetic cells within narrow horizontal bands …

Thin layers of phytoplankton are important hotspots of ecological activity that are found in the
coastal ocean, meters beneath the surface, and contain cell concentrations up to two orders …