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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Gelatinous zooplankton"”.
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Trophic relevance of gelatinous zooplankton for commercial fisheries in the Irish Sea
Jellyfish can compete with fish for food resources, or feed on fish eggs and larvae. They also provide habitat and space for developing larval and juvenile fish which use their hosts as means of protection from predators and feeding opportunities. However, the broader ecological relevance of …
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Gelatinous zooplankton dynamics in Bantry Bay and the development of a harmful jellyfish forecast for the salmon aquaculture industry
It is well recognised that gelatinous zooplankton can have negative socioeconomic impacts in areas where they interact with human activities. However, knowledge gaps on the ecology of gelatinous zooplankton and the influence of physical oceanographic processes on their distribution are substantial …
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Movements, dive behavior and trophic ecology of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the northwest Atlantic
… migratory predator that feeds exclusively on gelatinous zooplankton. Leatherbacks spend most of their lives submerged or offshore, and their at-sea biology (particularly that of males and sub-adults) is poorly understood throughout much of their range. I used satellite telemetry to monitor …
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Long-Term Warming And The Size And Phenology Of Long Island Sound Plankton
… levels. The phenology of phytoplankton and zooplankton abundance also appears to have shifted. </p> <p>Relative to the 1950s, winter and spring chlorophyll blooms are reduced, summer and fall zooplankton size has decreased, the proportion of small zooplankton has increased, and summer …