Mesopelagic Marine Snow

该项目继续研究蒙特利湾附近的中上层斜坡水域的颗粒转化，上层带表层水中的颗粒(海洋雪)在那里迅速再生。蒙特利湾水族馆研究所(MBARI)的项目工程师开发的新仪器和遥控运载器(ROV)将用于识别和区分缓慢下沉的海洋雪类与更具殖民性、反应性和快速下沉类的海洋雪，用于社区分析。西尔弗博士和他的同事们将研究导致海洋雪碳再矿化的生物过程的作用，以及其他似乎与用更传统的方法难以研究的事件密切相关的损失。

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.