Table_4_Mesopelagic Sound Scattering Layers of the High Arctic: Seasonal Variations in Biomass, Species Assemblage, and Trophic Relationships.DOCX

• Main Authors: Maxime Geoffroy, Malin Daase, Marine Cusa, Gérald Darnis, Martin Graeve, Néstor Santana Hernández, Jørgen Berge, Paul E. Renaud, Finlo Cottier, Stig Falk-Petersen
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Oceanography; Marine Biology; Marine Geoscience; Biological Oceanography; Chemical Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Marine Engineering; mesopelagic fish and zooplankton; Arctic and boreal ecosystems; seasonality; fatty acid trophic markers; Sebastes; Barents Sea; Boreogadus saida; Svalbard; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Medusa; Arctic cod; Meganyctiphanes norvegica; polar night; Themisto; Themisto libellula; Zooplankton; Copepods; Thysanoessa inermis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00364.s004; https://figshare.com/articles/Table_4_Mesopelagic_Sound_Scattering_Layers_of_the_High_Arctic_Seasonal_Variations_in_Biomass_Species_Assemblage_and_Trophic_Relationships_DOCX/8864957

Mesopelagic sound scattering layers (SSL) are ubiquitous in all oceans. Pelagic organisms within the SSL play important roles as prey for higher trophic levels and in climate regulation through the biological carbon pump. Yet, the biomass and species composition of SSL in the Arctic Ocean remain poo...