Feeding of plankton in a turbulent environment: A comparison of analytical and observational results covering also strong turbulence
The present studies address feeding of plankton in turbulent environments, discussed by a comparison of analytical results and field data. Various models for predator-prey encounters and capture probabilities are reviewed. Generalized forms for encounter rates and capture probabilities in turbulent...
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ftimr:oai:imr.brage.unit.no:11250/2684549 2023-05-15T16:19:12+02:00 Feeding of plankton in a turbulent environment: A comparison of analytical and observational results covering also strong turbulence Pécseli, Hans L. Trulsen, Jan K. Stiansen, Jan Erik Sundby, Svein 2020 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2684549 https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids5010037 eng eng Fluids. 2020, 5 (1), . urn:issn:2311-5521 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2684549 https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids5010037 cristin:1823721 26 5 Fluids 1 Peer reviewed Journal article 2020 ftimr https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids5010037 2021-09-23T20:16:09Z The present studies address feeding of plankton in turbulent environments, discussed by a comparison of analytical results and field data. Various models for predator-prey encounters and capture probabilities are reviewed. Generalized forms for encounter rates and capture probabilities in turbulent environments are proposed. The analysis emphasizes ambush predators, exemplified by cod larvae Gadus morhua L. in the start-feeding phase (stage 7 larvae) collected in shallow waters near Lofoten, Norway. During this campaign, data were obtained at four sites with strongly turbulent conditions induced by tidal currents and long-wave swells, and one site where the turbulence had a lower level in comparison. The guts of the selected cod larvae were examined in order to determine the number of nauplii ingested. Analytically obtained probability densities for the gut content were compared with observations and the results used for estimating the rate of capture of the nauplii. This capture rate was then compared with analytical results using also data for the surroundings, such as measured prey densities and turbulence conditions, as quantified by the specific energy dissipation rate. Different from earlier studies, the presented data include conditions where the turbulence exceeds the level for optimal larval encounter-capture rates. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Gadus morhua Lofoten Institute for Marine Research: Brage IMR Lofoten Norway Fluids 5 1 37 |
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The present studies address feeding of plankton in turbulent environments, discussed by a comparison of analytical results and field data. Various models for predator-prey encounters and capture probabilities are reviewed. Generalized forms for encounter rates and capture probabilities in turbulent environments are proposed. The analysis emphasizes ambush predators, exemplified by cod larvae Gadus morhua L. in the start-feeding phase (stage 7 larvae) collected in shallow waters near Lofoten, Norway. During this campaign, data were obtained at four sites with strongly turbulent conditions induced by tidal currents and long-wave swells, and one site where the turbulence had a lower level in comparison. The guts of the selected cod larvae were examined in order to determine the number of nauplii ingested. Analytically obtained probability densities for the gut content were compared with observations and the results used for estimating the rate of capture of the nauplii. This capture rate was then compared with analytical results using also data for the surroundings, such as measured prey densities and turbulence conditions, as quantified by the specific energy dissipation rate. Different from earlier studies, the presented data include conditions where the turbulence exceeds the level for optimal larval encounter-capture rates. publishedVersion |
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Pécseli, Hans L. Trulsen, Jan K. Stiansen, Jan Erik Sundby, Svein Feeding of plankton in a turbulent environment: A comparison of analytical and observational results covering also strong turbulence |
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Pécseli, Hans L. Trulsen, Jan K. Stiansen, Jan Erik Sundby, Svein |
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Feeding of plankton in a turbulent environment: A comparison of analytical and observational results covering also strong turbulence |
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Feeding of plankton in a turbulent environment: A comparison of analytical and observational results covering also strong turbulence |
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Feeding of plankton in a turbulent environment: A comparison of analytical and observational results covering also strong turbulence |
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Feeding of plankton in a turbulent environment: A comparison of analytical and observational results covering also strong turbulence |
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Feeding of plankton in a turbulent environment: A comparison of analytical and observational results covering also strong turbulence |
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feeding of plankton in a turbulent environment: a comparison of analytical and observational results covering also strong turbulence |
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