Continuing Investigations of the Relationship between Fin Whales, Zooplankton Concentrations and Hydrothermal Venting on the Juan de Fuca Ridge

Abstract

We are investigating the potential correlation between fin whale tracks, enhanced zooplankton concentrations and hydrothermal vents above the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Our goal is to understand the influences of globally distributed hydrothermal plumes on the trophic ecology of the deep ocean.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2012
Accession Number
ADA574043

Entities

People

  • Richard E. Thomson
  • William S. Wilcock

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Algorithms
  • Backscattering
  • Cross Correlation
  • Data Sets
  • Detectors
  • Marine Mammals
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Ridges
  • Scattering
  • Seabed
  • Three Dimensional
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Whales
  • Zooplankton

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Oceanography.