New insight into Salpa thompsoni distribution via glider-borne acoustics

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Ashley M. Hann, Kim S. Bernard, Josh Kohut, Matthew J. Oliver, Hank Statscewich
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: acoustic detection; zooplankton; salps; Western Antarctic Peninsula; autonomous underwater glider; gelatinous blooms; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Palmer Deep; Southern Ocean; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.857560; https://doaj.org/article/49fe5d9ecdf4488c865ffce608229072

Salpa thompsoni is an ephemerally abundant pelagic tunicate in the waters of the Southern Ocean that makes significant contributions to carbon flux and nutrient recycling in the region. While S. thompsoni, hereafter referred to as “salps”, was historically described as a polar-temperate species with...