Vertical and horizontal migrations by the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas revealed by electronic tagging
2006; Inter-Research; Volume: 324; Linguagem: Inglês
10.3354/meps324001
ISSN1616-1599
AutoresWF Gilly, Unai Markaida, C. H. Baxter, BA Block, André M. Boustany, Louis D. Zeidberg, Kim R. Reisenbichler, Bruce H. Robison, Gastón Bazzino, Cesar Salinas,
Tópico(s)Crustacean biology and ecology
ResumoMEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 324:1-17 (2006) - doi:10.3354/meps324001 Vertical and horizontal migrations by the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas revealed by electronic tagging W. F. Gilly1,*, U. Markaida2, C. H. Baxter1, B. A. Block1, A. Boustany1, L. Zeidberg1, K. Reisenbichler3, B. Robison3, G. Bazzino4, C. Salinas4 1Hopkins Marine Station, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Oceanview Boulevard, Pacific Grove, California 93950, USA 2El Colegio Frontera Sur, Laboratorio de Pesquerías Artesanales, Calle 10 No. 231, Campeche 2400, Mexico 3Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, California 95039, USA 4Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, Mar Bermeijo No. 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23090, Mexico *Email: lignje@stanford.edu ABSTRACT: Dosidicus gigas is a large and powerful oceanic squid that is economically valuable and ecologically important in the eastern Pacific Ocean. We employed electronic tagging methods to provide the first long-term monitoring of the natural behaviors of D. gigas in its mesopelagic habitat. Seven pop-up satellite tags logged depth and temperature for a total of 842 h, and a conventional archival tag yielded 780 h of continuous time-series data. Horizontal movements of nearly 100 km over 3 d were observed, and these were temporally associated with an established trans-Gulf migration. Squid consistently spent most daylight hours at depths >250 m, the approximate upper boundary of a midwater hypoxic zone termed the oxygen minimum layer (OML). A diel migration brought squid to near-surface waters at dusk, but a highly variable amount of diving back into the OML occurred throughout the night. Rhythmic vertical movements within the OML often occurred, and sojourns of up to 6 h in this hypoxic zone below 300 m were observed. Laboratory experiments revealed a high resting rate of oxygen consumption under normal conditions, but this rate decreased drastically under hypoxic conditions such as would be associated with the OML in nature. These findings suggest that D. gigas has physiological adaptations that permit constant foraging in both oxygenated near-surface waters and within the OML. KEY WORDS: Squid · Electronic tagging · Oxygen minimum layer · Migration · Diving · Hypoxia · Gulf of California Full text in pdf format NextExport citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 324. Online publication date: October 23, 2006 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2006 Inter-Research.
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