| impact of marine submergence and season on faunal colonization and decomposition of pig carcasses in the salish sea. | pig carcasses, as human proxies, were placed on the seabed at a depth of 300 m, in the strait of georgia and observed continuously by a remotely operated camera and instruments. two carcasses were deployed in spring and two in fall utilizing ocean network canada's victoria experimental network under the sea (formerly venus) observatory. a trial experiment showed that bluntnose sixgill sharks could rapidly devour a carcass so a platform was designed which held two matched carcasses, one fully exp ... | 2016 | 26930206 |