Vertical distribution of ctenophores near the boundary of oxygen-depleted waters of the Black Sea redoxcline was studied by use of video observations with real-time water sampling, horizontal MultiNet towing, and soundings using bathyphotometers with simultaneous vertical plankton net sampling. The results of the study showed for the first time that the daytime accumulation of ctenophores above the upper boundary of the suboxic zone changes the biophysical properties of the medium, causing an increase in the daytime intensity of bioluminescence near the redoxcline. The dynamics of this glow is in antiphase to that in the surface layers, where it is associated with the bioluminescence of phytoplankton. Therefore, in the deep-sea areas, two types of bioluminescence peaks differ in the light generation sources: the nighttime glow of phytoplankton in surface layers and the daytime glow of zooplankton in layers of oxygen-depleted waters at the redoxcline. The discovery of this new phenomenon allows the use of bioluminescent methods for the rapid assessment of the depth of the daytime zooplankton layers for the subsequent hauls of plankton nets. This significantly expands the possibilities of studying the structure and functioning of the pelagic ecosystem of the Black Sea and other marine basins with a redoxcline.
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