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Vertical Migrations

Vertical Migrations is a biological phenomenon in which pelagic organisms undergo daily, synchronized movements between different depths in the water column, distinguished by its cyclical nature and its role in optimizing trophic interactions, predator avoidance, and energy conservation within open-ocean ecosystems.

722

Publications

42.4K

Citations

1.8K

Authors

635

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

100

Variants

Diel Vertical MigrationDvm

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Publications

722

Zooplankton and the Ocean Carbon Cycle

Deborah K. Steinberg, Michael R. Landry · Annual Review of Marine Science · 2016 · 954 citations

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The Adaptive Significance of Diel Vertical Migration of Zooplankton

W. Lampert · Functional Ecology · 1989 · 801 citations

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Vertical migration in zooplankton as a predator avoidance mechanism1

Thomas M. Zaret, J.S. Suffern · Limnology and Oceanography · 1976 · 718 citations

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Diel Vertical Migrations by Juvenile Sockeye Salmon and the Antipredation Window

Colin Clark, David A. Levy · The American Naturalist · 1988 · 538 citations

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Predation and the evolution of vertical migration in zooplankton

Maciej Z. Gliwicz · Nature · 1986 · 504 citations

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Authors

1.8K

  1. SK
    Stein Kaartvedt

    University of Oslo, Norway

    18 publications · 758 citations

    16

    h-index

  2. JR
    J. Ringelberg

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    7 publications · 577 citations

    7

    h-index

  3. AR
    Anders Røstad

    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

    7 publications · 371 citations

    7

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  4. TA
    Thor A. Klevjer

    University of Oslo, Norway

    7 publications · 397 citations

    7

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  5. TM
    Thomas Mehner

    Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany

    6 publications · 335 citations

    6

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Institutions

635

  1. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    20 h-index

    43 publications

    2K citations

  2. University of Bergen

    Bergen, Norway

    17 h-index

    31 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    16 h-index

    20 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    16 h-index

    35 publications

    3.3K citations

  5. Norwegian Institute of Marine Research

    Bergen, Norway

    16 h-index

    39 publications

    2.1K citations

  6. Fisheries and Oceans Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    15 h-index

    28 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    14 h-index

    29 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

    Silver Spring, United States

    13 h-index

    19 publications

    594 citations

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Venues

  1. Marine Ecology Progress Series

    MEPS · 64 publications · 3.5K citations

    38

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  2. Limnology and Oceanography

    53 publications · 4.2K citations

    37

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  3. Journal of Plankton Research

    49 publications · 3K citations

    35

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  4. Marine Biology

    31 publications · 1.6K citations

    24

    h-index

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