Fishes are the dominant vertebrates in the ocean, yet we know little of their contribution to
carbon export flux at regional to global scales. We synthesize the existing information on fish …

We review present understanding of the spatial and temporal diet variability
(trophodynamics) of a range of pelagic marine top predators, at both early and adult life …

A census of the biomass on Earth is key for understanding the structure and dynamics of the
biosphere. However, a global, quantitative view of how the biomass of different taxa …

With a current estimate of~ 1,000 million tons, mesopelagic fishes likely dominate the world
total fishes biomass. However, recent acoustic observations show that mesopelagic fishes …

The mesopelagic community is important for downward oceanic carbon transportation and is
a potential food source for humans. Estimates of global mesopelagic fish biomass vary …

The global ocean's near surface can be partitioned into distinct provinces on the basis of
regional primary productivity and oceanography [1]. This ecological geography provides a …

Recent studies suggest that previous estimates of mesopelagic biomasses are severely
biased, with the new, higher estimates underlining the need to unveil behaviourally …

Mesopelagic fishes occur in all the world's oceans, but their abundance and consequently
their ecological significance remains uncertain. The current global estimate based on net …

The mesopelagic fish community of the western Mediterranean was studied during two
cruises carried out in December 2009 and July 2010 in the shelf and slope zones around …

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