Zooplankton and Micronekton Distribution and Interaction with Predators at the Northwest Atlantic Shelf Break and its Canyons

• Main Authors: Lawson, Gareth L, Lavery, Andone, Wiebe, Peter H
• Other Authors: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Biological Oceanography; *NEKTON; *NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; *ZOOPLANKTON; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DISTRIBUTION; GULF STREAM; INTERACTIONS; QUANTITY; VARIATIONS; North Atlantic; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA573552; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA573552

Our long-term goal is to address the interaction of physical and biological processes determining the distribution, abundance, community composition, and association with predators, including marine mammals, seabirds, and fish, of zooplankton and micronekton at the northwest Atlantic continental shelf break and its canyons, inclusive of the role of inter-annual variability and the effects of Gulf Stream warm-core rings. In the mid- to long-term, we anticipate addressing these topics via interdisciplinary projects integrating our work on lower trophic levels with that of colleagues with expertise in physical oceanography, ocean acoustics, and bio-physical modeling.