In:
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 371, No. 6534 ( 2021-03-12), p. 1099-1100
Abstract:
The ocean “ twilight zone,” where sunlight hardly penetrates, is located at depths of 200 to 1000 m from the sea surface. Inhabited by iconic species such as lantern fish and giant squid, it has stimulated our collective imagination for generations. To this day it remains largely unexplored and has revealed few of its secrets. Also known as the mesopelagic, this zone occupies 20% of the volume of the world's oceans. It plays a key role in the global carbon cycle ( 1 , 2 ) and may contain both biomass and biodiversity that have been largely underestimated ( 3 , 4 ). On page 1148 of this issue, Boscolo-Galazzo et al. ( 5 ) provide evidence that the establishment of the modern twilight zone is, on planetary time scales, a relatively recent phenomenon that has taken place gradually over the past 15 million years.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0036-8075
,
1095-9203
DOI:
10.1126/science.abg5994
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date:
2021
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2060783-0
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11
