The present study provides the first measurements of O2 consumption and NH4+ and PO4 3– excretion for Stauroteuthis syrtensis collected in Oceanographer Canyon, a deep-water canyon that indents the southern boundary of Georges Bank. Furthermore, in situ observations from crewed submersibles documented the vertical distribution and behavior of these octopods in this and 2 adjacent canyons, Hydrographer and Lydonia Canyons.
This manuscript is available at http://www.int-res.com/ and may be cited as: Jacoby, C. A., Youngbluth, M. J., Frost, J. R., Flood, P. R., Uiblein, F., Båmstedt, U., Pagès, F., & Shale, D. (2009). Vertical distribution, behavior, chemical composition and metabolism of Stauroteuthis syrtensis (Octopoda:Cirrata) in the Northwest Atlantic. Aquatic Biology, 5(1), 13-22. doi:10.3354/ab00117
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1723.