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 …

The ocean's biological carbon pump transfers carbon from the surface ocean to the deep
ocean by several distinct pathways, including gravitational settling of organic particles …

The role of fishes in the global carbon cycle is poorly known and often neglected. We show
that the biomass of mesopelagic fishes off the continental USA west to longitude 141° W is …

Recent studies suggest that previous estimates of mesopelagic biomasses are severely
biased, with the new, higher estimates underlining the need to unveil behaviourally …

In extreme high-latitude marine environments that are without solar illumination in winter,
light-mediated patterns of biological migration have historically been considered non …

Mediated principally by the sinking of organic rich particles from the upper ocean, the
Biological Carbon Pump (BCP) is a significant component of the global carbon cycle. It …

Quantification of the actual amount of carbon export to the mesopelagic layer by both
zooplankton and micronekton is at present a gap in the knowledge of the biological pump …

Abstract Diel Vertical Migration (DVM) in marine ecosystems is performed by zooplankton
and micronekton, promoting a poorly accounted export of carbon to the deep ocean. Major …

This chapter is an introduction to methods for collecting, processing, and identifying
planktonic animals that typically inhabit pelagic, benthic, and macrophytic habitats. It also …

To investigate the effects of mesoscale eddies on prokaryotic assemblage structure and
activity, we sampled two cyclonic eddies (CEs) and two anticyclonic eddies (AEs) in the …