DVM: The World’s Biggest Game of Hide-and-Seek

Freer, Jennifer J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3947-9261; Hobbs, Laura. 2020 DVM: The World’s Biggest Game of Hide-and-Seek. Frontiers for Young Minds, 8, 44. https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2020.00044

Before downloading, please read NORA policies.

Preview

Text (Open Access)
© 2020 Freer and Hobbs.
frym-08-00044.pdf - Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.
Download (2MB) | Preview

Official URL: https://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym....

Abstract/Summary

Diel vertical migration (DVM) refers to the daily, synchronized movement of marine animals between the surface and deep layers of the open ocean. This behavior is the largest animal migration on the planet and is undertaken every single day by trillions of animals in every ocean. Like a big game of hide-and-seek, animals that perform DVM spend the day hiding from predators in the deep ocean, and then migrate to the surface to feed under the cover of darkness. In this article we will explore this incredible strategy for survival. We will introduce the animals involved, describe how the environment of the open ocean drives DVM, and reveal the questions still to be answered as the ocean environment continues to change.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2020.00044
ISSN:	2296-6846
Date made live:	05 May 2020 15:59 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527638

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2020.00044

ISSN:

2296-6846

Date made live:

05 May 2020 15:59 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527638