Diving behavior of the reef manta ray links coral reefs with adjacent deep pelagic habitats.

Recent successful efforts to increase protection for manta rays has highlighted the lack of basic ecological information, including vertical and horizontal movement patterns, available for these species. We deployed pop-up satellite archival transmitting tags on nine reef manta rays, Manta alfredi,...

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Autores principales:	Camrin D Braun, Gregory B Skomal, Simon R Thorrold, Michael L Berumen
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:142929b84ad342a8a0a89bd1dd07dbfc2021-11-18T08:33:24ZDiving behavior of the reef manta ray links coral reefs with adjacent deep pelagic habitats.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0088170https://doaj.org/article/142929b84ad342a8a0a89bd1dd07dbfc2014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24516605/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Recent successful efforts to increase protection for manta rays has highlighted the lack of basic ecological information, including vertical and horizontal movement patterns, available for these species. We deployed pop-up satellite archival transmitting tags on nine reef manta rays, Manta alfredi, to determine diving behaviors and vertical habitat use. Transmitted and archived data were obtained from seven tagged mantas over deployment periods of 102-188 days, including three recovered tags containing 2.6 million depth, temperature, and light level data points collected every 10 or 15 seconds. Mantas frequented the upper 10 m during daylight hours and tended to occupy deeper water throughout the night. Six of the seven individuals performed a cumulative 76 deep dives (>150 m) with one individual reaching 432 m, extending the known depth range of this coastal, reef-oriented species and confirming its role as an ecological link between epipelagic and mesopelagic habitats. Mean vertical velocities calculated from high-resolution dive data (62 dives >150 m) from three individuals suggested that mantas may use gliding behavior during travel and that this behavior may prove more efficient than continuous horizontal swimming. The behaviors in this study indicate manta rays provide a previously unknown link between the epi- and mesopelagic layers of an extremely oligotrophic marine environment and provide evidence of a third marine species that utilizes gliding to maximize movement efficiency.Camrin D BraunGregory B SkomalSimon R ThorroldMichael L BerumenPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 2, p e88170 (2014)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Camrin D Braun Gregory B Skomal Simon R Thorrold Michael L Berumen Diving behavior of the reef manta ray links coral reefs with adjacent deep pelagic habitats.
description	Recent successful efforts to increase protection for manta rays has highlighted the lack of basic ecological information, including vertical and horizontal movement patterns, available for these species. We deployed pop-up satellite archival transmitting tags on nine reef manta rays, Manta alfredi, to determine diving behaviors and vertical habitat use. Transmitted and archived data were obtained from seven tagged mantas over deployment periods of 102-188 days, including three recovered tags containing 2.6 million depth, temperature, and light level data points collected every 10 or 15 seconds. Mantas frequented the upper 10 m during daylight hours and tended to occupy deeper water throughout the night. Six of the seven individuals performed a cumulative 76 deep dives (>150 m) with one individual reaching 432 m, extending the known depth range of this coastal, reef-oriented species and confirming its role as an ecological link between epipelagic and mesopelagic habitats. Mean vertical velocities calculated from high-resolution dive data (62 dives >150 m) from three individuals suggested that mantas may use gliding behavior during travel and that this behavior may prove more efficient than continuous horizontal swimming. The behaviors in this study indicate manta rays provide a previously unknown link between the epi- and mesopelagic layers of an extremely oligotrophic marine environment and provide evidence of a third marine species that utilizes gliding to maximize movement efficiency.
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author	Camrin D Braun Gregory B Skomal Simon R Thorrold Michael L Berumen
author_facet	Camrin D Braun Gregory B Skomal Simon R Thorrold Michael L Berumen
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title	Diving behavior of the reef manta ray links coral reefs with adjacent deep pelagic habitats.
title_short	Diving behavior of the reef manta ray links coral reefs with adjacent deep pelagic habitats.
title_full	Diving behavior of the reef manta ray links coral reefs with adjacent deep pelagic habitats.
title_fullStr	Diving behavior of the reef manta ray links coral reefs with adjacent deep pelagic habitats.
title_full_unstemmed	Diving behavior of the reef manta ray links coral reefs with adjacent deep pelagic habitats.
title_sort	diving behavior of the reef manta ray links coral reefs with adjacent deep pelagic habitats.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2014
url	https://doaj.org/article/142929b84ad342a8a0a89bd1dd07dbfc
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Diving behavior of the reef manta ray links coral reefs with adjacent deep pelagic habitats.

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