Deterministic Factors Overwhelm Stochastic Environmental Fluctuations as Drivers of Jellyfish Outbreaks.

Jellyfish outbreaks are increasingly viewed as a deterministic response to escalating levels of environmental degradation and climate extremes. However, a comprehensive understanding of the influence of deterministic drivers and stochastic environmental variations favouring population renewal proces...

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Main Authors: Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi, Antonio Canepa, Veronica Fuentes, Laura Tamburello, Jennifer E Purcell, Stefano Piraino, Jason Roberts, Ferdinando Boero, Patrick Halpin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4617864?pdf=render