Data for: Linking vertical movements of large pelagic predators with distribution patterns of biomass in the open ocean ...

• Main Authors: Braun, Camrin, Della Penna, Alice, Arostegui, Martin, Afonso, Pedro, Berumen, Michael, Block, Barbara, Brown, Craig, Fontes, Jorge, Furtado, Miguel, Gallagher, Austin, Gaube, Peter, Golet, Walt, Kneebone, Jeff, Macena, Bruno, Mucientes, Gonzalo, Orbesen, Eric, Queiroz, Nuno, Shea, Brendan, Schratwieser, Jason, Sims, David, Skomal, Gregory, Snodgrass, Derke, Thorrold, Simon
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2023
• Subjects: deep ocean; bio-logging; marine megafauna; movement ecology; Bioacoustics; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sqv9s4n98; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.sqv9s4n98

Many predator species make regular excursions from near-surface waters to the twilight (200-1,000 m) and midnight (1,000-3,000 m) zones of the deep pelagic ocean. While the occurrence of significant vertical movements into the deep ocean has evolved independently across taxonomic groups, the functional role(s) and ecological significance of these movements remain poorly understood. Here, we integrate results from satellite tagging efforts with model-predictions of deep prey layers in the North Atlantic Ocean to determine if prey distributions are correlated with vertical habitat use across 12 species of predators. Using 3D movement data for 344 individuals that traversed nearly 1.5 million km of pelagic ocean in >42,000 days, we found that nearly every tagged predator frequented the twilight zone and many made regular trips to the midnight zone. Using a predictive model, we found clear alignment of predator depth use with the expected location of deep pelagic prey for at least half of the predator ... : # Data for Linking vertical movements of large pelagic predators with distribution patterns of biomass in the open ocean *** Reference Information === Provenance for this README --- * Authors: Camrin D. Braun * Other contributors: see manuscript citation below for all contributing authors * Date created: 2023-10-16 * Date modified: 2023-10-16 Dataset Version and Release History --- * Current Version: * Number: 1.0.0 * Date: 2023-2023-10-16 * Persistent identifier: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sqv9s4n98 * Summary of changes: n/a * Embargo Provenance: n/a * Scope of embargo: n/a * Embargo period: n/a Dataset Attribution and Usage --- * Dataset Title: Data for "Linking vertical movements of large pelagic predators with distribution patterns of biomass in the open ocean" * Persistent Identifier: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sqv9s4n98 * Dataset Contributors: * Creators: Camrin D. Braun * Date of Issue: 2023-10-16 * Publisher: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution * License: Use of these data is covered by the ...