Quantifying copepod kinematics in a laboratory turbulence apparatus |
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Authors: | J Yen KD Rasberry DR Webster |
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Institution: | aSchool of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 310 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0230, United States;bSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0355, United States |
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Abstract: | We describe application of a new apparatus that permits simultaneous detailed observations of plankton behavior and turbulent velocities. We are able to acquire 3D trajectories amenable to statistical analyses for comparisons of copepod responses to well-quantified turbulence intensities that match those found in the coastal ocean environment. The turbulence characteristics consist of nearly isotropic and homogeneous velocity fluctuation statistics in the observation region. In the apparatus, three species of copepods, Acartia hudsonica, Temora longicornis, and Calanus finmarchicus were exposed separately to stagnant water plus four sequentially increasing levels of turbulence intensity. Copepod kinematics were quantified via several measures, including transport speed, motility number, net-to-gross displacement ratio, number of escape events, and number of animals phototactically aggregating per minute. The results suggest that these copepods could control their position and movements at low turbulence intensity. At higher turbulence intensity, the copepods movement was dominated by the water motion, although species-specific modifications due to size and swimming mode of the copepod influenced the results. Several trends support a dome-shaped variation of copepod kinematics with increasing turbulence. These species-specific trends and threshold quantities provide a data set for future comparative analyses of copepod responses to turbulence of varying duration as well as intensity. |
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Keywords: | Copepod Turbulence Kinematics |
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