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Filtering by: Creator McClean, Julie L. Non-Academic Affiliation Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program

Abundance, distribution, and feeding ecology of Pyrosoma atlanticum in the Northern California Current

Creator:

Schram, Julie B., Sorensen, Hilarie L., Brodeur, Richard D., Galloway, Aaron W. E., and Sutherland, Kelly R.

Abstract:

During 2016-2018, unprecedented aggregations of the colonial pelagic tunicate Pyrosoma atlanticum were observed in the Northern California Current (NCC). Pyrosomes are common in tropical and sub-tropical ocean waters, but little is known about their abundance, distribution, and trophic ecology in mid-latitude systems. To assess these factors, pyrosomes were collected during...

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