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Fecal pellet production and diel migratory behavior by the euphausiid Meganyctiphanes norvegica effect benthic-pelagic coupling
| Title: | Fecal pellet production and diel migratory behavior by the euphausiid Meganyctiphanes norvegica effect benthic-pelagic coupling. |
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| Name(s): |
Youngbluth, Marsh J., creator Bailey, T. G., creator Davoll, P. J., creator Jacoby, C. A., creator Blades-Eckelbarger, Pamela I., creator Griswold, C. A., creator |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1989 | |
| Publisher: | Elsevier | |
| Extent: | 12 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3353834 (digitool), FADT3353834 (IID), fau:6637 (fedora), 10.1016/0198-0149(89)90053-8 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Observations made during submersible dives revealed that high densities of fecal pellets (50–325 particles m−3) accumulated at night in 5–24 m thick layers coincident with the pycnocline (15–30 m) within the Gulf of Maine and the canyons south of Georges Bank. These large, cylindrical (0.2 mm × 3–10 mm long) particles sank rapidly (ca 204 m d−1 ± 24 S.E.) and could transport substantial amounts of organic matter (7–12 mg C m−2 d−1) to the bottom. Vertically migrating euphausiids, Meganyctiphanes norvegica, produced the pellets. The final published version of this manuscript is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01980149 and may be cited as: Youngbluth, M. J., Bailey, T. G., Davoll, P. J., Jacoby, C. A., Blades-Eckelbarger, P. I., & Griswold, C. A. (1989). Fecal pellet production and diel migratory behavior by the euphausiid Meganyctiphanes norvegica effect benthic-pelagic coupling. Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers, 36(10), 1491-1501. doi:10.1016/0198-0149(89)90053-8 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #705. |
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| Subject(s): |
Euphausiidae Fecal pellets, Animal Animal droppings Vertical distribution (Aquatic biology) Krill Benthos |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353834 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.og/10.1016/0198-0149(89)90053-8 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1989 Elsevier Ltd. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
