Mesopelagic Marine Snow

本项目延续了对粒子转化的研究， 蒙特雷湾外海中层沃茨斜坡， 来自表层沃茨的雪） 快速再生 按项目开发的新仪器 工程师 蒙特雷湾水族馆研究所 （MBARI）和远程操作车辆（Remote Operating Vehicle）将用于 识别和分离海洋雪的缓慢下沉类， 更殖民化、更被动、更迅速地下沉的群体 分析。 银博士和他的同事们将研究 生物过程，导致碳排放 海洋积雪和其他损失似乎与 这些事件很难被传统的 接近。

This project continues the study on particle transformation in mesopelagic slope waters off Monterey Bay where particles (marine snow) from the surface waters of the epipelagic zone undergo rapid regeneration. New instrumentation, developed by project engineers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), and a Remote Operating Vehicle (ROV) will be used to recognize and separate slow sinking class of marine snow from more colonized, reactive and rapidly sinking class for community analyses. Dr. Silver and colleagues will examine the role of biological processes that lead to carbon remineralization of marine snow, and other losses that appeared closely linked to events that have been difficult to study by more traditional approaches.