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