Talk:Diel vertical migration

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Recent wholesale change
A single recent change to the article seems to have replaced the original DVM material with a broader discussion of VM. The new material is good, but it throws out some useful stuff and also makes the article more about VM than DVM. An alternative course of action could be to move the new material to vertical migration (which currently redirects to here). Thoughts? --P LUMBAGO 16:03, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Confusion about mechanism
Per Plankton:

Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms found in water (or air) that are unable to propel themselves against a current (or wind)

I don't understand how vertical migration is compatible with that definition. Are the plankton propeling themselves to higher or lower levels of the water, or merely coasting along some current? What is the mechanism of propulsion?

173.53.72.121 (talk) 11:40, 31 March 2024 (UTC)