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Food Web: Open Gulf of Mexico
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Diatom
(Skeletonema)
Cyanobacteria
Dinoflagellate
(Karenia Brevis)
Diatom
(Cheatoceros Debilis)
Diatom
(Thalassiosira)
Drift Algae
Radiolarian
(Acantharea)
Abiotic Factors
Dosidicus gigas
(Humbolt Squid)
Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm Whale)
harengula jaguana (Scaled Sardine)
Decapterus punctatus (Round Scad)
Coryphaena hippurus (Dolphin Fish)
opisthonema oglinum (Threadfin Herring)
Xiphias gladius(Swordfish)
Works Cited
Makaira nigricans (Little Tunny)
Istiophorus platypterus (Sailfish)
Grampus griseus (Risso's dolphin)
Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Isistius plutodus (Cookie cutter shark)
Isurus oxyrinchus (Mako Shark)
Makaira nigricans
(Marlin)
Seriola dumerili
(Amberfish)
Acanthocybium solandri (Wahoo Fish)
Food Web: Open Gulf Of Mexico
Thunnus thynnus (Bluefin Tuna)
Lantern Fish
Alopias vulpinus (Thresher Shark)
Carcharhinus longimanus (Oceanic Whitetip Shark)
Viperfish
Alexander Morris
Zane Lienhart
Thalassarche chlororhynchos (Yellow-nosed Albatross)
Echiostoma barbatum (Dragonfish)
Puffinus lherminieri (Audubon's Shearwater)
- Temperature
- Winter: 20.5 - 24.5 °C
- Spring: 21-25 °C
- Summer: 23-27 °C
- Autumn: 23-25 °C
- PH: ranges from 8.10-8.16
- Nutrients: Receives run-off from multiple rivers. Large amounts of nitrates and phosphorus lead to large amount of eutrophication.
- Wind Speeds: Ranges from 7 to 17 MPH
- Salinity: Approximately 35%
- Sediment: mostly made of remains from coral and algae (gravely/muddy texture)
- Water Movement: Saltwater enters from Caribbean sea through the Yucatan current and exits through the loop current to join the gulf stream.
- Density: 27.20 g/ml
- Average oxygen level: 2.4-2.8 ml
- Oxygen make-up: Annual recurring hypoxic (low oxygen) zone.
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Phytoplankton. Retrieved March 11, 2020, from https://coastalstudies.org/stellwagen-bank-national-marine-sanctuary/phytoplankton
Rogers, M. (2016, September 14). Sharks Of The Gulf Of Mexico. Retrieved March 11, 2020, from https://www.sharksider.com/sharks-gulf-mexico/
Rowe, G. T. (1970, January 1). Offshore Plankton and Benthos of the Gulf of Mexico. Retrieved March 11, 2020, from https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4939-3447-8_7
US Department of Commerce, & NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2019, November 5). Deepwater Horizon Support at NODC. Retrieved from https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/deepwaterhorizon/gulf_historical.html