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

Abstract

We investigated the potential correlation between whale tracks, enhanced zooplankton concentrations and hydrothermal vents above the Juan de Fuca Ridge with the long-term goal of understanding 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, 2014
Accession Number
ADA618043

Entities

People

  • Richard E. Thomson
  • William S. Wilcock

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Data Sets
  • Deep Scattering Layers
  • Detection
  • Marine Mammals
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Range Finding
  • Ridges
  • Scattering
  • Seabed
  • Three Dimensional
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Whales
  • Zooplankton

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Oceanography.