Acoustics reveals the presence of a macrozooplankton biocline in the Bay of Biscay in response to hydrological conditions and predator-prey relationships.

Bifrequency acoustic data, hydrological measurements and satellite data were used to study the vertical distribution of macrozooplankton in the Bay of Biscay in relation to the hydrological conditions and fish distribution during spring 2009. The most noticeable result was the observation of a '...

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Main Authors: Ainhoa Lezama-Ochoa, Xabier Irigoien, Alexis Chaigneau, Zaida Quiroz, Anne Lebourges-Dhaussy, Arnaud Bertrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3913746?pdf=render