Open AccessNutrient-Rich Water Around Seamounts Lures Top Predators
Author(s) -
Katherine Kornei
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2018eo094939
Subject(s) - seamount , oceanography , nutrient , predation , fishery , environmental science , tuna , underwater , geography , biology , ecology , geology , fish <actinopterygii>
At an Indian Ocean marine refuge, tides drive cold water laden with nutrients onto the tops of underwater mountains, where it sustains a long food chain that culminates in sharks, tuna, and seabirds.