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Diel vertical migration of Arctic zooplankton during the polar night
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dc.contributor.author | Berge, Jorgen | |
dc.contributor.author | Cottier, Finlo | |
dc.contributor.author | Last, Kim S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Varpe, Oystein | |
dc.contributor.author | Leu, Eva | |
dc.contributor.author | Soreide, Janne | |
dc.contributor.author | Eiane, Ketil | |
dc.contributor.author | Falk-Petersen, Stig | |
dc.contributor.author | Willis, Kate | |
dc.contributor.author | Nygard, Henrik | |
dc.contributor.author | Vogedes, Daniel | |
dc.contributor.author | Griffiths, Colin | |
dc.contributor.author | Johnsen, Geir | |
dc.contributor.author | Lorentzen, Dag | |
dc.contributor.author | Brierley, Andrew Stuart | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-12-16T10:31:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-12-16T10:31:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-02-23 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Berge , J , Cottier , F , Last , K S , Varpe , O , Leu , E , Soreide , J , Eiane , K , Falk-Petersen , S , Willis , K , Nygard , H , Vogedes , D , Griffiths , C , Johnsen , G , Lorentzen , D & Brierley , A S 2009 , ' Diel vertical migration of Arctic zooplankton during the polar night ' , Biology Letters , vol. 5 , no. 1 , pp. 69-72 . https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0484 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1744-9561 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 3426246 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: dc6cc41c-b1fc-4915-a4b8-c026741ae5db | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000262596700021 | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 63249089960 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-6438-6892/work/60427318 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/4299 | |
dc.description.abstract | High-latitude environments show extreme seasonal variation in physical and biological variables. The classic paradigm of Arctic marine ecosystems holds that most biological processes slow down or cease during the polar night. One key process that is generally assumed to cease during winter is diel vertical migration (DVM) of zooplankton. DVM constitutes the largest synchronized movement of biomass on the planet, and is of paramount importance for marine ecosystem function and carbon cycling. Here we present acoustic data that demonstrate a synchronized DVM behaviour of zooplankton that continues throughout the Arctic winter, in both open and ice-covered waters. We argue that even during the polar night, DVM is regulated by diel variations in solar and lunar illumination, which are at intensities far below the threshold of human perception. We also demonstrate that winter DVM is stronger in open waters compared with ice-covered waters. This suggests that the biologically mediated vertical flux of carbon will increase if there is a continued retreat of the Arctic winter sea ice cover. | |
dc.format.extent | 4 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Biology Letters | en |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2008 The Royal Society This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | en |
dc.subject | diel vertical migration | en |
dc.subject | circadian | en |
dc.subject | polar night | en |
dc.subject | Arctic | en |
dc.subject | zooplankton | en |
dc.subject | solar | en |
dc.subject | MIDNIGHT SUN | en |
dc.subject | CALANUS | en |
dc.subject | FJORD | en |
dc.subject | SEA | en |
dc.subject | DVM | en |
dc.subject | SDG 14 - Life Below Water | en |
dc.title | Diel vertical migration of Arctic zooplankton during the polar night | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | NERC | en |
dc.description.version | Publisher PDF | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Pelagic Ecology Research Group | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0484 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=63249089960&partnerID=8YFLogxK | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | NE/F012381/1 | en |
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