Complex sound scattering layer and water-column dynamics over a mesophotic coral ecosystem: Southwest Puerto Rico, U.S.A.
September 12, 2025
A nearly 5-month record of high-resolution temperature and acoustic backscatter profiles from the upper insular slope off southwest Puerto Rico reveals complex sound scattering layer (SSL) dynamics over a mesophotic coral ecosystem (MCE). The SSLs exhibited both diel and reverse diel vertical migration, thin layer (
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Title | Complex sound scattering layer and water-column dynamics over a mesophotic coral ecosystem: Southwest Puerto Rico, U.S.A. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00338-025-02747-1 |
| Authors | Olivia M. Cheriton, Curt D. Storlazzi, Clark E. Sherman, Kurt J. Rosenberger, Nikolaos V. Schizas |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Coral Reefs |
| Index ID | 70272024 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center |
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