Detection of foray behaviour in zooplankton of the Antarctic Polar Front region

Dewar-Fowler, Victoria, Robinson, Carol ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3033-4565, Saunders, Ryan A. and Tarling, Geraint A. (2023) Detection of foray behaviour in zooplankton of the Antarctic Polar Front region. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 715. pp. 27-39. ISSN 0171-8630

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Abstract

In addition to diel vertical migration, individual zooplankton may also make a number of shorter-term migrations, or forays, into the surface layers from deeper depths. Direct observation of these forays is limited, particularly in the open ocean, which hinders our understanding of carbon flux via the biological carbon pump (BCP). We designed a novel net device capable of trapping zooplankton during such forays. The motion-compensated upward and downward looking (MUDL) net device consisted of 2 conical nets, one looking upwards and the other looking downwards, designed for stationary deployment at a set depth, into which migrating individuals must swim to be captured. The device was deployed at different time points within the diel cycle and at contrasting environments across the Antarctic Polar Front region in the southwestern Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean. A range of zooplankton species were captured, with differences in abundance and species composition between times of day, net directions and sites. Of particular note was the large contribution of the copepod Oithona spp. to catches of both the upward and downward looking nets. Our study demonstrates the utility of our MUDL net for future ecosystem studies in the open ocean, particularly in relation to quantifying vertical carbon flux via the BCP.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology
Related URLs:	https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14355
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	27 Jul 2023 15:30
Last Modified:	27 Jul 2023 15:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/92727
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