Article
Effect of Decompression on Mesopelagic Gelatinous Zooplankton: A Comparison of In-Situ and Shipboard Measurements of Metabolism
Marine Ecology - Progress Series
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-1994
Keywords
- Gelatinous zooplankton,
- Metabolism,
- Pressure
Disciplines
Abstract
Weight- and carbon-specific rates of respiration for 4 mesopelagic gelatinous zooplankton (2 ctenophores, 1 trachymedusa and 1 pelagic holothurian) measured in situ were 2 to 5 times higher than those from shipboard incubations. These results support the theory that removal of deep-living gelatinous species from natural environments can adversely affect their metabolism. The disparity between in situ and shipboard treatments is most simply explained by an interaction between pressure and activity, i.e. a loss of motor activity due to decompression occurred among animals used in shipboard experiments.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Marine Ecology - Progress Series, v. 113, p. 13-27
Copyright © 1994 Inter-Research.
Citation Information
T. G. Bailey, Joseph J. Torres, M. J. Youngbluth and G. P. Owen. "Effect of Decompression on Mesopelagic Gelatinous Zooplankton: A Comparison of In-Situ and Shipboard Measurements of Metabolism" Marine Ecology - Progress Series Vol. 113 (1994) p. 13 - 27 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joseph_torres/4/