Year: 1972
Type: article
Abstract: Frequency distributions of particle size between sizes of about 1 and 100 µ are given for both surface and deep water of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The form of the size spectra varies predictably both geographically and with depth. A hypothesis is presented to show that, to a first approximation, roughly equal concentrations of material occur at all particle sizes within the range from 1 µ to about 108 µ, i.e. from bacteria to whales.
Source: Limnology and Oceanography
Authors: R. W. Sheldon, A. Prakash, W. H. Sutcliffe
Institution: Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Language: English
Subfield: Oceanography
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2003615897