Mass falls of crustacean carcasses link surface waters and the deep seafloor

Ecology. 2023 Feb;104(2):e3898. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3898. Epub 2023 Jan 5.
No abstract available

Keywords: Clarion Clipperton zone; Pleuroncodes; abyss; benthic community; benthic-pelagic coupling; carbon pump; carcasses; food fall; megafauna; micronekton; ocean circulation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Crustacea*
  • Ecosystem*