Kemp, K;
(2010)
A live video observatory reveals temporal processes at a shelf-depth whale-fall.
Cahiers de Biologie Marine
, 51
(4)
pp. 375-381.
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Abstract
There have been very few studies of temporal processes at chemosynthetic ecosystems, even at relatively more accessible shallow water sites. Here we report the development and deployment of a simple cabled video observatory at ≈ 30 m water depth in Gullmarsfjorden, Sweden. The camera provides a live video feed to the internet of faunal activity at the experiments, which to date have included 5 separate whale-fall deployments. Our data suggest that the time to decomposition of small cetacean carcasses at shelf-depth settings is considerably slower than at deep-sea sites. We have also provided a new methodology for the deployment of low-cost live video observatories at up to 30 m water depth, which can be used both for research and outreach activities.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A live video observatory reveals temporal processes at a shelf-depth whale-fall |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://application.sb-roscoff.fr/cbm/issue.htm?exe... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2010-2016 - CNRS - Station Biologique de Roscoff - ABiMS |
| Keywords: | Skeletonization, Taphonomy, Porpoise, Carcass, Scavengers, Bacterial, Mat, Forensic, Deep-Sea, North-Atlantic, Consumption, Remains, Worms, Fauna |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1470435 |
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