RT journal article
T1 Distribution patterns of micronektonic crustaceans (Decapoda, Euphausiacea, and Lophogastrida) in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean
A1 Díaz-Pérez, Javier
A1 Landeira, J.M.
A1 Hernández León, Santiago
A1 Reyes Martínez, María Josefa
A1 González Gordillo, Juan Ignacio
A2 Biología
K1 Crustaceans
K1 Mesopelagic
K1 Diel Vertical Migrations
K1 Tropical
K1 Subtropical
K1 Atlantic Ocean
AB Large pelagic crustaceans are a main component of the micronekton community in the deep-sea having animportant role in the food webs and the biological carbon pump. However, they are scarcely studied in comparison to other groups such as mesopelagic fish. Here, we analyse day/night and bathymetric variability intaxonomic composition, abundance, and biomass across a latitudinal transect in the Atlantic Ocean from offBrazil (15◦S) to the Canary Islands (25◦N). A total of 95 species were identified belonging to 9 different families,of which Euphausiidae was the most abundant family and Acanthephyridae the family contributing the most tothe total biomass. We found distinct assemblages associated with Atlantic ecoregions related to the environmental variables. Diel vertical migrations were detected along the entire transect, even crossing the oxygenminimum zone, likely due to the metabolic adaptations of these organisms.
PB Elsevier
SN 0079-6611
YR 2024
FD 2024-08-17
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35972
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/35972
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 13-nov-2026