Dynamics of Small-Scale Spatial Distributions of Zooplankton
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One of the major problems in biological oceanography is                 obtaining accurate and timely estimates of abundance and                        distribution of the microscopic animals (zooplankton) which are                 the major plant eaters (herbivores) in the sea and which are                    the primary food of young fish and other oceanic carnivores.                    The distribution of zooplankton is patchy in both vertical and                  horizontal scales, and their numbers fluctuate rapidly because                  of high birth and mortality rates.  Traditional methods of                      determining spatial and temporal variability, based on fine-                    mesh net collections followed by laboratory counting, are                       tedious and often inaccurate because they fail to detect sharp                  gradients or interfaces in the zooplankton patches.  Faster and                 more accurate technology is required to advance this vital area                 of oceanographic research.  This award is testing new                           technology, specifically acoustic investigations of zooplankton                 ecology, to determine scales of patchiness and relate them to                   oceanographic features.  The PIs are also developing the                        necessary computerized hardware and software for a rapid                        analysis of the acoustic data.
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{'Code': '165000', 'Text': 'BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY'}
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