Diel Vertical Migrators Respond to Short‐Term Upwelling Events
Abstract Pelagic organisms inhabiting coastal upwelling regions face a high risk of advection away from the nearshore productive habitat, potentially leading to mortality. We explored how animals remain in a productive yet highly advective environment in the Northern California Current System using...
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| description | Abstract Pelagic organisms inhabiting coastal upwelling regions face a high risk of advection away from the nearshore productive habitat, potentially leading to mortality. We explored how animals remain in a productive yet highly advective environment in the Northern California Current System using the cabled observatory system located off the Oregon coast. Acoustic scatterers consistent with swimbladder‐bearing fish were only present during the downwelling season as these animals avoided the cold waters associated with strong upwelling conditions in summer and fall. Fish responded to short‐term upwelling events by increasing the frequency of diel vertical migration. Throughout the study, their vertical positions corresponded to the depth of minimum cross‐shelf transport, providing a mechanism for retention. The observed behavioral response highlights the importance of studying ecological processes at short timescales and the abilities of pelagic organisms to control their horizontal distributions through fine‐tuned diel vertical migration in response to upwelling. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1cd3adafcb944a478ec12b92836798b92025-08-20T02:11:09ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072024-01-01512n/an/a10.1029/2023GL105387Diel Vertical Migrators Respond to Short‐Term Upwelling EventsMei Sato0Kelly J. Benoit‐Bird1Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole MA USAMonterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Moss Landing CA USAAbstract Pelagic organisms inhabiting coastal upwelling regions face a high risk of advection away from the nearshore productive habitat, potentially leading to mortality. We explored how animals remain in a productive yet highly advective environment in the Northern California Current System using the cabled observatory system located off the Oregon coast. Acoustic scatterers consistent with swimbladder‐bearing fish were only present during the downwelling season as these animals avoided the cold waters associated with strong upwelling conditions in summer and fall. Fish responded to short‐term upwelling events by increasing the frequency of diel vertical migration. Throughout the study, their vertical positions corresponded to the depth of minimum cross‐shelf transport, providing a mechanism for retention. The observed behavioral response highlights the importance of studying ecological processes at short timescales and the abilities of pelagic organisms to control their horizontal distributions through fine‐tuned diel vertical migration in response to upwelling.https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL105387diel vertical migrationupwellingacousticsbiological‐physical interactions |
| spellingShingle | Mei Sato Kelly J. Benoit‐Bird Diel Vertical Migrators Respond to Short‐Term Upwelling Events Geophysical Research Letters diel vertical migration upwelling acoustics biological‐physical interactions |
| title | Diel Vertical Migrators Respond to Short‐Term Upwelling Events |
| title_full | Diel Vertical Migrators Respond to Short‐Term Upwelling Events |
| title_fullStr | Diel Vertical Migrators Respond to Short‐Term Upwelling Events |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diel Vertical Migrators Respond to Short‐Term Upwelling Events |
| title_short | Diel Vertical Migrators Respond to Short‐Term Upwelling Events |
| title_sort | diel vertical migrators respond to short term upwelling events |
| topic | diel vertical migration upwelling acoustics biological‐physical interactions |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL105387 |
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