Reef manta rays forage on tidally driven, high density zooplankton patches in Hanifaru Bay, Maldives

Reef manta rays forage on tidally driven, high density zooplankton patches in Hanifaru Bay, Maldives

Manta rays forage for zooplankton in tropical and subtropical marine environments, which are generally nutrient-poor. Feeding often occurs at predictable locations where these large, mobile cartilaginous fishes congregate to exploit ephemeral productivity hotspots. Investigating the zooplankton dyna...

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Main Authors: Asia O. Armstrong, Guy M.W. Stevens, Kathy A. Townsend, Annie Murray, Michael B. Bennett, Amelia J. Armstrong, Julian Uribe-Palomino, Phil Hosegood, Christine L. Dudgeon, Anthony J. Richardson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-08-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Foraging ecology
Foraging threshold
Megafauna
Zooplanktivore
Mobulid ray
Undinula
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/11992.pdf

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