Distribution patterns of oceanic micronekton at seamounts and hydrographic fronts of the subtropical Atlantic Ocean
In the past the oceanic environment has often been compared with terrestrial deserts and until today relatively little is known about the ecology of the high seas. Within the present study pelagic oceanic communities of cephalopods and fish in the subtropical North Atlantic were investigated, and it...
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ftunivkiel:oai:macau.uni-kiel.de:diss_mods_00001208 2024-06-23T07:55:17+00:00 Distribution patterns of oceanic micronekton at seamounts and hydrographic fronts of the subtropical Atlantic Ocean Diekmann, Rabea Schnack, Dietrich Rosenthal, Harald 2004 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:8-diss-12081 https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/diss_mods_00001208 https://macau.uni-kiel.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dissertation_derivate_00001208/d1208.pdf eng eng https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:8-diss-12081 https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/diss_mods_00001208 https://macau.uni-kiel.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dissertation_derivate_00001208/d1208.pdf https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ddc:590 thesis Cephalopoda paralarvae fishlarvae Sargasso Sea seamounts community composition retention gap formation diel vertical migration distribution patterns Atlantischer Ozean <Nord> Tiefseeberg Pelagial Meeresfische Kopffüßer Tiergesellschaft Wassertiefe Subtropen dissertation Text doc-type:PhDThesis 2004 ftunivkiel 2024-06-12T14:21:16Z In the past the oceanic environment has often been compared with terrestrial deserts and until today relatively little is known about the ecology of the high seas. Within the present study pelagic oceanic communities of cephalopods and fish in the subtropical North Atlantic were investigated, and it was analysed at different spatial scales how these communities varied in response to physical gradients and hydrographic processes. First, the influence of the subtropical convergence zone in the Sargasso Sea on the distribution of early life stages of cephalopods was determined. This large-scale front turned out to represent a distinct faunal boundary, with higher diversity and abundance values in the northern part of the Sargasso Sea compared to the southern area. Second, mesoscale distribution patterns of paralarval cephalopods and larval fish were described at Great Meteor Seamount in relation to the specific hydrographic features, as e.g. the Taylor cap. Processes structuring the pelagic communities were identified and their impact evaluated by different multivariate statistical techniques. Fish and cephalopods were similarly influenced, although the retention potential at the seamount was much more pronounced for larval fish. Third, the diurnal vertical migration behaviour of juvenile and adult cephalopods was investigated from samples collected at three seamounts of different topographic morphology. A logistic regression model was developed to demonstrate the probability of occurrence in relation to daytime and catch depth. Because of the species-specific vertical distribution the seamounts represented a topographic obstacle, resulting in an impoverished fauna at shallower water depth. Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis North Atlantic MACAU: Open Access Repository of Kiel University Meteor Seamount ENVELOPE(8.500,8.500,-48.000,-48.000) |
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ddc:590 thesis Cephalopoda paralarvae fishlarvae Sargasso Sea seamounts community composition retention gap formation diel vertical migration distribution patterns Atlantischer Ozean <Nord> Tiefseeberg Pelagial Meeresfische Kopffüßer Tiergesellschaft Wassertiefe Subtropen |
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ddc:590 thesis Cephalopoda paralarvae fishlarvae Sargasso Sea seamounts community composition retention gap formation diel vertical migration distribution patterns Atlantischer Ozean <Nord> Tiefseeberg Pelagial Meeresfische Kopffüßer Tiergesellschaft Wassertiefe Subtropen Diekmann, Rabea Distribution patterns of oceanic micronekton at seamounts and hydrographic fronts of the subtropical Atlantic Ocean |
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ddc:590 thesis Cephalopoda paralarvae fishlarvae Sargasso Sea seamounts community composition retention gap formation diel vertical migration distribution patterns Atlantischer Ozean <Nord> Tiefseeberg Pelagial Meeresfische Kopffüßer Tiergesellschaft Wassertiefe Subtropen |
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In the past the oceanic environment has often been compared with terrestrial deserts and until today relatively little is known about the ecology of the high seas. Within the present study pelagic oceanic communities of cephalopods and fish in the subtropical North Atlantic were investigated, and it was analysed at different spatial scales how these communities varied in response to physical gradients and hydrographic processes. First, the influence of the subtropical convergence zone in the Sargasso Sea on the distribution of early life stages of cephalopods was determined. This large-scale front turned out to represent a distinct faunal boundary, with higher diversity and abundance values in the northern part of the Sargasso Sea compared to the southern area. Second, mesoscale distribution patterns of paralarval cephalopods and larval fish were described at Great Meteor Seamount in relation to the specific hydrographic features, as e.g. the Taylor cap. Processes structuring the pelagic communities were identified and their impact evaluated by different multivariate statistical techniques. Fish and cephalopods were similarly influenced, although the retention potential at the seamount was much more pronounced for larval fish. Third, the diurnal vertical migration behaviour of juvenile and adult cephalopods was investigated from samples collected at three seamounts of different topographic morphology. A logistic regression model was developed to demonstrate the probability of occurrence in relation to daytime and catch depth. Because of the species-specific vertical distribution the seamounts represented a topographic obstacle, resulting in an impoverished fauna at shallower water depth. |
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Schnack, Dietrich Rosenthal, Harald |
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Distribution patterns of oceanic micronekton at seamounts and hydrographic fronts of the subtropical Atlantic Ocean |
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Distribution patterns of oceanic micronekton at seamounts and hydrographic fronts of the subtropical Atlantic Ocean |
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Distribution patterns of oceanic micronekton at seamounts and hydrographic fronts of the subtropical Atlantic Ocean |
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Distribution patterns of oceanic micronekton at seamounts and hydrographic fronts of the subtropical Atlantic Ocean |
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Distribution patterns of oceanic micronekton at seamounts and hydrographic fronts of the subtropical Atlantic Ocean |
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distribution patterns of oceanic micronekton at seamounts and hydrographic fronts of the subtropical atlantic ocean |
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2004 |
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North Atlantic |
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North Atlantic |
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