TY - JOUR
T1 - Seasonal variation of deep-sea bioluminescence in the Ionian Sea
AU - Craig, Jessica
AU - Jamieson, Alan J.
AU - Bagley, Philip M.
AU - Priede, Imants G.
PY - 2011/1/11
Y1 - 2011/1/11
N2 - The ICDeep (Image Intensified Charge Coupled Device for Deep sea research) profiler was used to measure the density of deep bioluminescent animals (BL) through the water column in the east, west and mid-Ionian Sea and in the Algerian Basin. A west to east decrease in BL density was found. Generalized additive modelling was used to investigate seasonal variation in the east and west Ionian Sea (NESTOR and NEMO neutrino telescope sites, respectively) from BL measurements in autumn 2008 and spring 2009. A significant seasonal effect was found in the west Ionian Sea (p<0.001), where a deep autumnal peak in BL density occurred between 500 and 2400 m. No significant seasonal variation in BL density was found in the east Ionian Sea (p=0.07). In both spring and autumn, significant differences in BL density were found through the water column between the east and west Ionian Sea (p<0.001).
AB - The ICDeep (Image Intensified Charge Coupled Device for Deep sea research) profiler was used to measure the density of deep bioluminescent animals (BL) through the water column in the east, west and mid-Ionian Sea and in the Algerian Basin. A west to east decrease in BL density was found. Generalized additive modelling was used to investigate seasonal variation in the east and west Ionian Sea (NESTOR and NEMO neutrino telescope sites, respectively) from BL measurements in autumn 2008 and spring 2009. A significant seasonal effect was found in the west Ionian Sea (p<0.001), where a deep autumnal peak in BL density occurred between 500 and 2400 m. No significant seasonal variation in BL density was found in the east Ionian Sea (p=0.07). In both spring and autumn, significant differences in BL density were found through the water column between the east and west Ionian Sea (p<0.001).
KW - Bioluminescent animals
KW - Deep-sea bioluminescence
KW - Mediterranean Sea
KW - Neutrino telescope sites
KW - Seasonal variation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/78650824791
U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2010.04.074
DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2010.04.074
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78650824791
SN - 0168-9002
VL - 626-627
SP - S115-S117
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
IS - SUPPL.
ER -