Investigating the Relationship between Fin and Blue Whale Locations, Zooplankton Concentrations and Hydrothermal Venting on the Juan de Fuca Ridge

• Main Authors: Wilcock, William S, Thomson, Richard E
• Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Biology; Ecology; *ECOLOGY; *WHALES; CONCENTRATION(COMPOSITION); JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT; POSITION(LOCATION); ZOOPLANKTON; JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE; HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; Blue whale; Fin whale
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA599006; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA599006

We are investigating the potential correlation between fin whale tracks, enhanced zooplankton concentrations and hydrothermal vents above the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Our goal is to understand the influences of globally distributed hydrothermal plumes on the trophic ecology of the deep ocean.