The northern Gulf of Mexico has been an important source for crude oil and natural gas extraction since the 1930s. Thousands of fixed platforms and associated equipment have …
Science is addressing global societal challenges, and due to limitations in research financing, scientists are turning to the public at large to jointly tackle specific environmental …
ABSTRACT A majority of the world's largest net-based fisheries target planktivorous forage fish that serve as a critical trophic link between the plankton and upper-level consumers …
Background Species of the scyphozoan family Pelagiidae (eg, Pelagia noctiluca, Chrysaora quinquecirrha) are well-known for impacting fisheries, aquaculture, and tourism, especially …
Abstract The Paris Conference of Parties (COP 21) agreement renewed momentum for action against climate change, creating the space for solutions for conservation of the ocean …
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil blowout in the Gulf of Mexico began on April 20, originating in the deep sea 66 km off the Louisiana coast. By early June, DWH oil had …
Gelatinous zooplankton can dominate the dynamics of marine ecosystems; can have major ecological, social, and economic impacts; are often indicative of broader ecosystem …
Gelatinous zooplankton, including cnidarians, ctenophores, and tunicates (appendicularians, pyrosomes, salps and doliolids), are often overlooked by scientific …
LG Faulk, T Smart, JP Stone - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2023 - int-res.com
The cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris is one of the most abundant scyphozoan jellyfish in the South Atlantic Bight (SAB) of the southeastern USA. Like many scyphozoan …