The Importance of Mesozooplankton Diel Vertical Migration for Sustaining a Mesopelagic Food Web
T. Kelly, P. C. Davison, R. Georicke, M. R. Landry, M. D. Ohman, M. R. Stukel
The paper uses ecological and biogeochemical data to model carbon fluxes between ocean zones, finding that mesozooplankton diel vertical migration significantly contributes to carbon transfer to the mesopelagic zone.
bioRxiv · May 20, 2019Ecology