Ocean Depths: The Mesopelagic and Implications for Global Warming
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چکیده
The mesopelagic or 'twilight zone' of the oceans occurs too deep for photosynthesis, but is a major part of the world's carbon cycle. Depth boundaries for the mesopelagic have now been shown on a global scale using the distribution of pelagic animals detected by compiling echo-soundings from ships around the world, and been used to predict the effect of global warming on regional fish production.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 27 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017