Fluid Mechanical and Chemical Cues in Thin Layers: Role in Organizing Zooplankton Aggregations

Abstract

We are examining the physical and chemical conditions that are conducive to the formation of plankton aggregations to help address the prevalence and importance of thin layers in the world's oceans. The goal of the laboratory experiments is to define the mechanisms by which zooplankton are attracted to thin layers, and to determine the properties of thin layers that evoke orientation responses of copepods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA629782

Entities

People

  • Donald R. Webster
  • Jeannette Yen
  • Marc Weissburg

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agent-Based Simulations
  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Biology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Flow
  • High Resolution
  • Jet Flow
  • Layers
  • Marine Biology
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Plankton
  • Strain Rate
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Zooplankton

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Theoretical Analysis.