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Bioluminescence displays induced by pulsed light
Author(s) -
Lapota David,
Losee Jon R.,
Geiger Mark L.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1986.31.4.0887
Subject(s) - bioluminescence , beaufort sea , oceanography , geology , environmental science , sea ice , fishery , biology
Unusual displays of bioluminescence apparently stimulated by pulsed light from a handheld flashlight were observed from the surface in an ice pond in the Beaufort Sea and from a submersible at a depth of 600 m 64 km off the east coast of Florida.