Sentence examples for shelf break in from inspiring English sources

In 1999 and 2000, when populations of the preferred copepod prey Neocalanus cristatus were available at deep-water stations (1000 2000 m), the majority of the auklets were concentrated SW of the colony 40 75 km offshore and parallel to, but 35 −50 km beyond the shelf break in deep water (1200 2000 m).

Whereas the shelf break in the SAB occurs at about 50 m depth, in the Keys it occurs in depths from 10 to 20 m.

The continental shelf of the SAB consists of sand/shell bottom, interspersed with rocky outcrops, which are particularly prominent along the shelf break in depths from 45 to 60 m.

Endemic species were most prevalent in shelf break and upper to mid-slope depths (both 52%), and declined with increasing depth (upper to mid-slope species 25%; lower slope/rise 4%), consistent with a general pattern in the Australian ichthyofauna.

It remains an open question as to how they survived Pleistocene climatic fluctuations characterised by repeated advances of continental glaciers as far as the shelf break that probably resulted in a loss of habitat for benthic organisms.

To quote their notes, I "failed to inspire all-consuming visions of a five-thousand-square-mile Antarctic ice shelf breaking off in slow motion and plunging into a frigid, unforgiving sea of rabid masculinity".

When the Arctic's most massive ice shelf broke up in 2002, pulling the plug on a huge ice-dammed lake, it renewed concerns over global climate change.

Where higher modes are present, a first mode CTW paddle may lead to errors in the shelf break circulation and upwelling.

The occurrence of short, stout nematodes, such as Desmoscolecids, at shelf break sites and long, slender nematodes in deeper waters has been noted in several meiobenthic studies [10].

The GAB is presently being considered for oil and gas exploration in areas extending from the shelf break (200 m) to beyond 4000 m depths.

Local factors such as bathymetry, proximity of the coast, and advection probably drive zooplankton and pelagic nekton diversity patterns in the GoMA, while ocean-basin-scale diversity patterns probably contribute to the increase in diversity at the Scotian Shelf break, a zone of mixing between the cold-temperate community of the shelf and the warm-water community offshore.