Alligators in the abyss: The first experimental reptilian food fall in the deep ocean.

The high respiration rates of the deep-sea benthos cannot be sustained by known carbon supply pathways alone. Here, we investigate moderately-sized reptilian food falls as a potential alternative carbon pathway. Specifically, three individual carcasses of Alligator mississippiensis were deployed alo...

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Main Authors: Craig Robert McClain, Clifton Nunnally, River Dixon, Greg W Rouse, Mark Benfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0225345&type=printable
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