The dynamics of vertical migration in the oceanic Gulf of Mexico after Deepwater Horizon: Active linkage of large vertebrates and deep-pelagic nekton.
(Tracey T. Sutton, April B. Cook, Tamara M. Frank, et al.)
USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications
(2016)
Toothed whales, smaller cetaceans, seabirds, and epipelagic gamefishes rely on deep-pelagic (meso- and bathypelagic) nekton as primary or secondary prey. This trophic interaction is mediated by downward and upward vertical movements (e.g., sperm whale diving ...