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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-851-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-851-2025
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29 Apr 2025
Research article |  | 29 Apr 2025

Chlorophyll shading reduces zooplankton diel migration depth in a high-resolution physical–biogeochemical model

Mathieu A. Poupon, Laure Resplandy, Jessica Garwood, Charles Stock, Niki Zadeh, and Jessica Y. Luo

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Zooplankton diel vertical migration (DVM) shapes ocean biogeochemical cycles. We present a new DVM model that reproduces migration depths observed in the North Atlantic Ocean. We show that chlorophyll shading contributes to reducing zooplankton migration depth and mainly controls its spatial and temporal variability. Thus, high chlorophyll concentrations may limit carbon sequestration caused by zooplankton migration despite the general abundance of zooplankton migration in these environments.
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