Bioluminescence of sound-scattering layers in the Gulf of Maine

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Widder, Edith A.
Greene, C. H.
Youngbluth, Marsh J.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Date Issued
1992
Note

Submersible-based investigations of bioluminescence were conducted in sound-scattering layers (SSLs) in the Gulf of Maine using intensified video and dual-beam acoustic methods. Stimulated bioluminescence in the SSLs was high (3-41 µ W sr⁻¹ m⁻³), while spontaneous bioluminescence was not detected. The average intensity of individual bioluminescent sources in the SSLs was 20-200 times greater than the intensity of light emitters outside the SSLs. The tow brightest sources of bioluminescence were identified as the euphausiid, Meganyctiphanes norvegica and the cydippid ctenophore, Euplokamis sp.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Form
pdf
Extent
19 p.
Subject (Topical)
Maine, Gulf of
Bioluminescence
Plankton--Vertical distribution
Sound scattering layers
Cydippida
Euphausiidae
Identifier
FA00007067
Additional Information
Submersible-based investigations of bioluminescence were conducted in sound-scattering layers (SSLs) in the Gulf of Maine using intensified video and dual-beam acoustic methods. Stimulated bioluminescence in the SSLs was high (3-41 µ W sr⁻¹ m⁻³), while spontaneous bioluminescence was not detected. The average intensity of individual bioluminescent sources in the SSLs was 20-200 times greater than the intensity of light emitters outside the SSLs. The tow brightest sources of bioluminescence were identified as the euphausiid, Meganyctiphanes norvegica and the cydippid ctenophore, Euplokamis sp.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 937
This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Plankton Research, http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/, and may be cited as: Widder, E. A., Greene, C. H., & Youngbluth, M. J. (1992). Bioluminescence of sound-scattering layers in the Gulf of Maine. Journal of Plankton Research, 14(11), 1607-1624. doi:10.1093/plankt/14.11.1607
Date Backup
1992
Date Text
1992
DOI
10.1093/plankt/14.11.1607
Date Issued (EDTF)
1992
Extension


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IID
FA00007067
Person Preferred Name

Widder, Edith A.
Physical Description

pdf
19 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007067
Title Plain
Bioluminescence of sound-scattering layers in the Gulf of Maine
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/14.11.1607
Origin Information

1992
Oxford University Press

Oxford

Place

Oxford
Title
Bioluminescence of sound-scattering layers in the Gulf of Maine
Other Title Info

Bioluminescence of sound-scattering layers in the Gulf of Maine