Is global ocean sprawl a cause of jellyfish blooms?

Is global ocean sprawl a cause of jellyfish blooms?

Jellyfish (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) blooms appear to be increasing in both intensity and frequency in many coastal areas worldwide, due to multiple hypothesized anthropogenic stressors. Here, we propose that the proliferation of artificial structures - associated with (1) the exponential growth in shipp...

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Main Authors: Duarte, Carlos M. (Author), Pitt, Kylie A. (Author), Lucas, C.H (Author), Purcell, Jennifer E. (Author), Uye, Shin-ichi (Author), Robinson, Kelly L. (Author), Brotz, Lucas (Author), Decker, MaryBeth (Author), Sutherland, Kelly R. (Author), Malej, Alenka (Author), Madin, Laurence P. (Author), Mianzan, Hermes (Author), Gili, Josep-Maria (Author), Fuentes, Veronica (Author), Atienza, D. (Author), Pages, Francesca (Author), Breitberg, Denise (Author), Malek, J.C (Author), Graham, William Monty (Author), Condon, Robert H. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2013-03.
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