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Marine plankton.
Vertical distribution (Aquatic biology)
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Hoyt, Erich.
Marine plankton.
Vertical distribution (Aquatic biology)
MARC Display
Planktonia
: the
nightly
migration
of the
ocean
's
smallest
creatures
/ Erich Hoyt.
by
Hoyt, Erich.
Firefly Books, 2022.
Call #:
578.776 H868p
Subjects
Marine plankton.
Vertical distribution (Aquatic biology)
ISBN:
9780228103837 (hc.)
Description:
176 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"When people hear the word
migration
, they think of animals that move from a feeding area to a breeding area and back each year. But the greatest
migration
on Earth happens twice every night. The movement is largely vertical and performed by plankton followed by predatory fish, squid, octopus and other species that have acquired a taste for plankton. The
migration
starts deep in the waters of the
ocean
at sunset. As they move, the plankton nibble on plant plankton and other tasty morsels in the water and, eventually, some on each other. The feeding ends just before dawn when the plankton retreat to the depths of the
ocean
to hide during the day until the next evening, when they migrate back up the water column. 'In
Planktonia
,' Erich Hoyt [conservationist abd scientist] invites readers to dive into the dazzling nighttime
ocean
. Countless microscopic plankton -- larval
creatures
such as ornate ghost pipefish, left-handed hermit crabs and bony-eared assfish -- ascend to the upper waters to feed, returning to the depths before sunrise. These tiny planktonic
creatures
are delicate and beautiful; some look terrifying; and most look nothing like the
creatures
they will become as adults. This great vertical
migration
attracts larger adult
creatures
, too, from the solitary 6-inch (15 cm) bigfin reef squid and the fierce and hungry 6 1/2 foot (2 m) female blanket octopus, which is up to 40,000 times heavier than her male mate. Everyone comes here for the midnight feast, and they are all ravenously hungry."--Goodreads.
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