Food webs5 min read
Marine Snow: The Slow Delivery System Beneath the Sunlit Ocean
Falling particles carry surface production downward. Their size, speed, and decomposition determine how much reaches the animals below.
Food webs.
Falling particles carry surface production downward. Their size, speed, and decomposition determine how much reaches the animals below.
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The Deep-Sea Scavenger Guild: Finding Food That Cannot Be Scheduled
Carrion is rare and temporary, so scavengers need to detect it, reach it, and compete for it. Different animals approach the same food pulse in different ways.
Food webs4 min read
Predation in Darkness: Waiting, Sensing, and Choosing a Moment
Deep-water predators do not all chase prey through black water. Some use ambush, sensory cues, or feeding structures that suit a low-encounter environment.
Food webs4 min read
Filter Feeders on the Deep Seafloor
Sponges and corals encounter food through moving water. Their place on a ridge or canyon wall changes the supply they can intercept.
Food webs4 min read
Deep-Sea Corals as Habitat: Branches That Make More Than Shape
A coral colony alters local structure and provides attachment points, refuge, or feeding surfaces. Which benefits occur depends on the coral and its neighbors.
Food webs4 min read
Who Lives on a Coral Branch? The Small Ecology of Epifauna
A branched coral can host animals that perch, cling, or feed nearby. The relationship should be described from observation, not inferred from proximity alone.