Food falls in the deep northwestern Weddell Sea

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Julian B. Stauffer, Autun Purser, Huw J. Griffiths, Craig R. Smith, Henk-Jan T. Hoving
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: scavenging; penguin; Antarctic Peninsula; Powell Basin; OFOBS; fisheries discards; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Antarc*; baleen whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1055318; https://doaj.org/article/26584559798842ce81e4d5c4ffaf0c71

When pelagic organisms die and fall onto the deep-sea floor they create food falls, i.e., parcels of organic enrichment that subsidize deep benthic scavenging communities. The diversity and quantities of food falls remain unstudied for many ocean regions since they are stochastically deposited and r...