Vertical structure characterization of acoustically detected zooplankton aggregation: a case study from the Ross Sea

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Barra M., Guglielmo L., Bonanno A., Mangoni O., Rivaro P., Rumolo P., Falco P., Basilone G., Fontana I., Ferreri R., Giacalone G., Aronica S., Minutoli R., Memmola F., Granata A., Genovese S.
• Other Authors: Barra, M., Guglielmo, L., Bonanno, A., Mangoni, O., Rivaro, P., Rumolo, P., Falco, P., Basilone, G., Fontana, I., Ferreri, R., Giacalone, G., Aronica, S., Minutoli, R., Memmola, F., Granata, A., Genovese, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Euphausia crystallorophia; Euphausia superba; Ross Sea; sound scattering layer; vertical distribution; Austral; Gam; Italica; Hallett; Drygalski; Cape Hallett; Drygalski Ice Tongue; Coulman Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11566/326131; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1304493

Acoustic data were collected by means of Simrad EK60 scientific echosounder on board the research vessel “Italica” in the Ross Sea during the 2016/2017 austral summer as part of the P-Rose and CELEBeR projects, within the framework of the Italian National Research Program in Antarctica (PNRA). Sampl...