DVM : the world's biggest game of hide-and-seek

Freer, Jennifer J. and Hobbs, Laura (2020) DVM : the world's biggest game of hide-and-seek. Frontiers for Young Minds, 8. 44.

[thumbnail of Freer-Hobbs-FYM-2020-DVM-the-worlds-biggest-game-of-hide-and]
Preview
 Text (Freer-Hobbs-FYM-2020-DVM-the-worlds-biggest-game-of-hide-and)
Freer_Hobbs_FYM_2020_DVM_the_worlds_biggest_game_of_hide_and.pdf
Final Published Version
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 logo
Download (2MB)| Preview

    Abstract

    Diel vertical migration (DVM) refers to the daily, synchronized movement of marine animals between the surface and deep layers of the open ocean. This behavior is the largest animal migration on the planet and is undertaken every single day by trillions of animals in every ocean. Like a big game of hide and seek, animals that perform DVM spend the day hiding from predators in the deep ocean, and then migrate to the surface to feed under the cover of darkness. In this article we will explore this incredible strategy for survival. We will introduce the animals involved, describe how the environment of the open ocean drives DVM across the globe, and hint at the questions still to be answered as the ocean environment continues to change.

    • Item type:Article
      ID code:71910
      Dates:
      Date
      Event
      30 April 2020
      Published
      20 March 2020
      Accepted
      Keywords:diel vertical migration, behavior, pelagic, ocean, zooplankton, marine ecology, Mathematics, Mathematics(all)
      Subjects:Science > Mathematics
      Department:Faculty of Science > Mathematics and Statistics
      Depositing user: Pure Administrator
      Date deposited:26 Mar 2020 16:27
      Last modified:24 Jul 2021 02:21
      Related URLs:
      URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/71910
    CORE (COnnecting REpositories)