Boom and Bust: Life History, Environmental Noise, and the (un)Predictability of Jellyfish Blooms

Boom and Bust: Life History, Environmental Noise, and the (un)Predictability of Jellyfish Blooms

Jellyfish (pelagic Cnidarians and Ctenophores) form erratic and seemingly unpredictable blooms with often large, transient effects on ecosystem structure. To rapidly capitalize on favorable conditions, jellyfish can employ different life histories, which are either a life cycle with one annual sexua...

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Main Authors: Nicolas A. Schnedler-Meyer, Thomas Kiørboe, Patrizio Mariani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
population dynamics
life cycle
reproductive strategies
environmental drivers
advection
coastal ecosystems
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00257/full

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