Crossing the line: Tunas actively exploit submesoscale fronts to enhance foraging success

Abstract Fronts—i.e., the boundaries between water masses—are ubiquitous in the world oceans and have been shown to significantly influence pelagic ecosystems with enhanced local productivity and increased abundances of forage fish and top predators. Here we use data from archival tags to document h...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Snyder, Peter J. S. Franks, Lynne D. Talley, Yi Xu, Suzanne Kohin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-10-01
Series:Limnology and Oceanography Letters
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10049