The Biology of Gelatinous Zooplankton: Studies on Ctenophores, Salps and Pteropods in Antarctic Waters

胶状浮游动物是南极海洋浮游动物总量中的一个重要组成部分，有时甚至占主导地位，但由于研究太少，以至于对许多分类群的系统学都很不发达。对这些生物的了解对于了解整个海洋生态系统的结构和功能至关重要。哈比森提出了对三个重要类群(鞭毛类、盐生类和翼足类)的综合研究。研究将包括系统学、摄食行为和速率，就翼足类而言，还包括增长速度、种群年龄结构及其贝壳在海洋碳酸盐循环中的作用。生物将主要由配备水肺的潜水员采集，并将在现场和船上或实验室水族馆进行研究。研究将在麦克默多站、帕尔默站和船上进行。

Gelatinous zooplankton comprise an important and sometimes dominant component of the total Antarctic marine zooplankton, but have received so little study that even the systematics is poorly developed for many taxa. Knowledge of these organisms is essential for understanding the structure and function of the overall marine ecosystem. Harbison proposes a generalized study of three important groups (ctenophores, salps and pteropods). Research will include work on systematics, feeding behavior and rates, and in the case of pteropods, growth rate, age structure of populations and role of their shells in the oceanic carbonate cycle. Organisms will be collected mainly by SCUBA equipped divers, and will be studied both in situ and in shipboard or laboratory aquaria. Research will be conducted at McMurdo Station, at Palmer Station, and on shipboard.