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Expanded vertical niche for two species of pelagic sharks: depth range extension for the dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus and novel twilight zone occurrence by the silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis
Studying the behavior of pelagic sharks can be challenging due to the logistical difficulties of locating migratory individuals in the open ocean....
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Quantifying effects of snow depth on caribou winter range selection and movement in Arctic Alaska
BackgroundCaribou and reindeer across the Arctic spend more than two thirds of their lives moving in snow. Yet snow-specific mechanisms driving their...
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Depth distribution and depth adaptation of microbiomes in juvenile and adult scleractinian corals (Pocillopora verrucosa) in the central South China Sea
Environmental conditions at different water depths on tropical atolls are substantially different, but few studies have investigated the depth...
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Depth stratified light trap sampling reveals variation in the depth distribution of late-stage cryptobenthic reef fish larvae
Cryptobenthic fishes are abundant on coral reefs, and their larvae dominate the ichthyoplankton in near reef waters. However, we have a limited...
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Distribution and ecology of shallow-water black corals across a depth gradient on Galápagos rocky reefs
Antipathes galapagensis is a prevalent habitat-forming black coral in subtidal ecosystems of the Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR). Despite their...
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Turning the tide: understanding estuarine detection range variability via structural equation models
Insight into the detection range of acoustic telemetry systems is crucial for both sampling design and data interpretation. The detection range is...
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Maximum depth extensions for Hydrozoa, Tunicata and Ctenophora
The observation of singleton or rare species in the deep sea is extremely valuable for gaining a census of biodiversity. At hadal depths (> 6000 m),...
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Local human impacts disrupt depth-dependent zonation of tropical reef fish communities
The influence of depth and associated gradients in light, nutrients and plankton on the ecological organization of tropical reef communities was...
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Predictive model of sperm whale prey capture attempts from time-depth data
BackgroundHigh-resolution sound and movement recording tags offer unprecedented insights into the fine-scale foraging behaviour of cetaceans,...
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New confirmed depth limit of Antarctic macroalgae: Palmaria decipiens found at 100 m depth in the Southern Ocean
Living specimens of the macroalga Palmaria decipiens were collected from 100 m depth, representing a new confirmed depth record, considerably...
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Antarctica is less isolated with increasing depth - evidence from pycnogonids
No other group of animals typifies the uniqueness of Antarctic life more than Pycnogonida (sea spiders), with 20% of all known species found in the...
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Differing lesion recovery rates of two Caribbean stony coral species across a shallow water to mesophotic depth gradient suggest different sensitivity to repeated disturbance
Following major stress events such as storms, bleaching events, or disease outbreaks, surviving corals must regenerate tissue to recover. We aimed to...
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An in-depth investigation of the nutraceutical value and medicinal perspectives of wild medicinal plants in Ojhor Valley, Hindukush Range, Chitral, Pakistan
The sole aim is to evaluate the traditional uses of 10 plants frequently used in the region and to evaluate the proximate component analysis of these...
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Fetal temporal sulcus depth asymmetry has prognostic value for language development
In most humans, the superior temporal sulcus (STS) shows a rightward depth asymmetry. This asymmetry can not only be observed in adults, but is...
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How do leaf functional traits and age influence the maximum rooting depth of trees?
Maximum rooting depth is a key functional trait to increase the fitness of trees and also influences terrestrial ecosystem processes. Despite its...
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Construction of relatedness matrices in autopolyploid populations using low-depth high-throughput sequencing data
Key messageAn improved estimator of genomic relatedness using low-depth high-throughput sequencing data for autopolyploids is developed. Its outputs...
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Carbonate compensation depth drives abyssal biogeography in the northeast Pacific
Abyssal seafloor communities cover more than 60% of Earth’s surface. Despite their great size, abyssal plains extend across modest environmental...
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Chinook salmon depth distributions on the continental shelf are shaped by interactions between location, season, and individual condition
BackgroundEcological and physical conditions vary with depth in aquatic ecosystems, resulting in gradients of habitat suitability. Although variation...
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Can the morphological traits of benthic testate amoebae in a freshwater lake be indicators of depth and environmental conditions?
Testate amoebae are widely used as proxies in palaeoecological reconstructions of lacustrine environments. However, our knowledge on their...
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Invertebrate Richness and Hatching Decrease with Sediment Depth in Neotropical Intermittent Ponds
Some groups of invertebrates from intermittent wetlands produce dormant stages in response to environmental fluctuations. Dormancy is a strategy to...
