Mesoscale phenomena are ubiquitous and highly energetic features of ocean circulation.
Their influence on biological and biogeochemical processes varies widely, stemming not …

Identifying priority areas for marine vertebrate conservation is complex because species of
conservation concern are highly mobile, inhabit dynamic habitats and are difficult to monitor …

Mesobot, an autonomous underwater vehicle, addresses specific unmet needs for observing
and sampling a variety of phenomena in the ocean's midwaters. The midwater hosts a vast …

Smart active particles can acquire some limited knowledge of the fluid environment from
simple mechanical cues and exert a control on their preferred steering direction. Their goal …

Because planktonic organisms have swimming speeds that are orders of magnitude lower
than horizontal current velocities, it is unclear whether behavior of weak-swimming bivalve …

The motility of organisms is often directed in response to environmental stimuli. Rheotaxis is
the directed movement resulting from fluid velocity gradients, long studied in fish, aquatic …

Plankton are small organisms that dwell in oceans, seas and bodies of fresh water. In this
review, we discuss life in the plankton, which involves a balance between the behavioral …

Thin layers of phytoplankton are important hotspots of ecological activity that are found in the
coastal ocean, meters beneath the surface, and contain cell concentrations up to two orders …

Mesoscale eddies stimulate biological production in the ocean, but knowledge of energy
transfers to higher trophic levels within eddies remains fragmented and not quantified …

Marine pelagic ecosystems present fascinating opportunities for ecological investigation but
pose important methodological challenges for sampling. Active acoustic techniques involve …