Temporal and Spatial Variability in Metabolism of the Antarctic Pelagic Tunicate Salpa Thompsoni Foxton, 1961
Journal: Research Square
Year: 2022

Abstract The weight-specific metabolic rates of the Antarctic pelagic tunicate Salpa thompsoni Foxton, 1961 were studied during March-April of 1998 and March 2002. The study revealed large variability in metabolic rates and attempted to explain the observed variability. The main factors driving variability, which were previously overlooked, included density of tunicates in incubation containers (incubation density), diel/circadian rhythms in salp ecophysiology, and spatial variability of their m