Zooplankton is a morphologically and taxonomically diverse group and includes organisms
that vary in size by many orders of magnitude, but they are all faced with the common …

In tropical countries soil erosion is often increased due to high erodibility of geologically old
and weathered soils; intensive rainfall; inappropriate soil management; removal of forest …

With a current estimate of~ 1,000 million tons, mesopelagic fishes likely dominate the world
total fishes biomass. However, recent acoustic observations show that mesopelagic fishes …

In a warmer Arctic with less sea ice and stronger stratification, the environmental changes
are expected to impact the pelagic food web, but few biological studies supporting this exist …

The rates of metabolism in animals vary tremendously throughout the biosphere. The origins
of this variation are a matter of active debate with some scientists highlighting the …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Madre de Dios, Peru, continues to expand
rapidly, raising concerns about increases in loading of mercury (Hg) to the environment. We …

Highly resolved general circulation models (GCMs) now generate realistic flow fields, and
have revealed how sensitive larval drift routes are to vertical positioning in the water column …

The light regime of the water column has a strong structuring effect on aquatic food webs
and it has been previously hypothesized that coastal water darkening has increased the …

Coastal regions are a resource for societies while being under severe pressure from a
variety of factors. They also show a large diversity of optical characteristics, and the potential …

Understanding pelagic ecology and quantifying energy fluxes through the trophic web and
from the surface to the deep ocean requires the ability to detect and identify all organisms …