Increases in jellyfish biomass in the Bering Sea: : implications for the ecosystem

ABSTRACT: There has been a dramatic increase in jellyfish biomass over the eastern Bering Sea shelf since the early 1990s, which was previously hypothesized to have been triggered by changing climate and ocean conditions. We examine the hypothesis that the presence of these large carnivores has affe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine Ecology Progress Series. - Inter-Research, 1979. - 233(2002) vom: Mai, Seite 89-103
1. Verfasser:	Brodeur, Richard D. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Sugisaki, Hiroya, Hunt, George L.
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2002
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Marine Ecology Progress Series
Schlagworte:	Jellyfish Distribution Food consumption Ecosystem changes Bering Sea Biological sciences Physical sciences Social sciences