Mass deposition of jellyfish in the deep Arabian Sea

In December 2002 large numbers of dead jellyfish, Crambionella orsini (Vanhöffen 1888), were observed on the seabed over a wide area of the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman, at depths between 350 and 3300 m. Moribund jellyfish were seen tumbling down the continental slope. Large aggregations of de...

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Main Authors: Billett, D.S.M (Author), Bett, B.J (Author), Jacobs, C.L (Author), Rouse, I.P (Author), Wigham, B.D (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2006-09.
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