Fine-scale Process Studies
The objective of the process studies is to focus on specific physical and
biological processes which are believed to control the growth and
survival of the target species on Georges Bank. The study of these
processes generally requires observations to be made on a relatively
fine scale, in both space and time, and to be made on or in association
with the same set or population of organisms. This is accomplished by
following a parcel of water and sampling animals from it through time
while the observations for the process studies are made. These process
studies are nested within the bank-wide information on the distribution
of organisms and water properties provided by the broad-scale surveys
described above.