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The study of deep-sea cephalopods.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
ISSN
0065-2881
ISBN
9780128002872
Abstract
"Deep-sea" cephalopods are here defined as cephalopods that spend a significant part of their life cycles outside the euphotic zone. In this chapter, the state of knowledge in several aspects of deep-sea cephalopod research are summarized, including information sources for these animals, diversity and general biogeography and life cycles, including reproduction. Recommendations are made for addressing some of the remaining knowledge deficiencies using a variety of traditional and more recently developed methods. The types of oceanic gear that are suitable for collecting cephalopod specimens and images are reviewed. Many groups of deep-sea cephalopods require taxonomic reviews, ideally based on both morphological and molecular characters. Museum collections play a vital role in these revisions, and novel (molecular) techniques may facilitate new use of old museum specimens. Fundamental life-cycle parameters remain unknown for many species; techniques developed for neritic species that could potentially be applied to deep-sea cephalopods are discussed. Reproductive tactics and strategies in deep-sea cephalopods are very diverse and call for comparative evolutionary and experimental studies, but even in the twenty-first century, mature individuals are still unknown for many species. New insights into diet and trophic position have begun to reveal a more diverse range of feeding strategies than the typically voracious predatory lifestyle known for many cephalopods. Regular standardized deep-sea cephalopod surveys are necessary to provide insight into temporal changes in oceanic cephalopod populations and to forecast, verify and monitor the impacts of global marine changes and human impacts on these populations.
Language
en_US
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd.
Recommended Citation
Hoving, H-J.T., Perez, J.A.A., Bolstad, K.S.R., Braid, H.E., Evans, A.B., Fuchs, D., Judkins, H.L., Kelly, J.T., Marian, J.E.A.R., Nakajima, R., Piatkowski, U., Reid, A., Vecchione, M.,& Xavier, J.C.C. (2014). The study of deep-sea cephalopods. In E.A.G. Vidal (Ed.), Advances in marine biology: Advances in cephalopod science biology, ecology, cultivation and fisheries (pp. 235-359). London: Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800287-2.00003-2
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Abstract only. Full-text article is available only through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Advances in marine biology: Advances in cephalopod science biology, ecology, cultivation and fisheries (pp. 235-359). London: Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800287-2.00003-2 Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the item through the authenticated link provided.