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| Title |
Large mesopelagic fishes biomass and trophic efficiency in the open ocean
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| Published in |
Nature Communications, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms4271 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Xabier Irigoien, T. A. Klevjer, A. Røstad, U. Martinez, G. Boyra, J. L. Acuña, A. Bode, F. Echevarria, J. I. Gonzalez-Gordillo, S. Hernandez-Leon, S. Agusti, D. L. Aksnes, C. M. Duarte, S. Kaartvedt |
| Abstract |
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 biomass could be significantly larger than the current estimate. Here we combine modelling and a sensitivity analysis of the acoustic observations from the Malaspina 2010 Circumnavigation Expedition to show that the previous estimate needs to be revised to at least one order of magnitude higher. We show that there is a close relationship between the open ocean fishes biomass and primary production, and that the energy transfer efficiency from phytoplankton to mesopelagic fishes in the open ocean is higher than what is typically assumed. Our results indicate that the role of mesopelagic fishes in oceanic ecosystems and global ocean biogeochemical cycles needs to be revised as they may be respiring ~10% of the primary production in deep waters. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 15% |
| Spain | 4 | 3% |
| Norway | 2 | 1% |
| Greece | 2 | 1% |
| Sweden | 2 | 1% |
| Ireland | 2 | 1% |
| Finland | 1 | <1% |
| Taiwan | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 13 | 9% |
| Unknown | 98 | 66% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 108 | 72% |
| Scientists | 37 | 25% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 1% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 745 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1% |
| Spain | 3 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Denmark | 2 | <1% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Poland | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 725 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 148 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 132 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 92 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 80 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 28 | 4% |
| Other | 99 | 13% |
| Unknown | 166 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 261 | 35% |
| Environmental Science | 148 | 20% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 61 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 19 | 3% |
| Engineering | 12 | 2% |
| Other | 52 | 7% |
| Unknown | 192 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 447. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 May 2024.
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