A paradigm shift in the trophic importance of jellyfish?

GC Hays, TK Doyle, JDR Houghton - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2018 - cell.com
The past 30 years have seen several paradigm shifts in our understanding of how ocean
ecosystems function. Now recent technological advances add to an overwhelming body of …

The importance of jellyfish–microbe interactions for biogeochemical cycles in the ocean

T Tinta, K Klun, GJ Herndl - Limnology and Oceanography, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Jellyfish blooms can represent a significant but largely overlooked source of organic matter
(OM), in particular at the local and regional scale. We provide an overview of the current …

Unfolding jellyfish bloom dynamics along the Mediterranean basin by transnational citizen science initiatives

M Marambio, A Canepa, L Lòpez, AA Gauci… - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Effects of environmental conditions and jellyfish blooms on small pelagic fish and fisheries from the Western Mediterranean Sea

JC Báez, MG Pennino, M Albo-Puigserver… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sardine and anchovy have shown important changes in landings, biomass, abundance and
body condition with time in the Western Mediterranean Sea. Several hypotheses have been …

The global spread of jellyfish hazards mirrors the pace of human imprint in the marine environment

SH Lee, LC Tseng, YH Yoon, E Ramirez-Romero… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rising demand of ecosystem services, due to the increasing human population in
coastal areas, and the subsequent need to secure healthy and sustainable seas constitute a …

Molecular analysis of predator scats reveals role of salps in temperate inshore food webs

C Cavallo, A Chiaradia, BE Deagle… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
High precision, high coverage DNA-based diet analysis tools allow great insight into the
food web interactions of cryptic taxa. We used DNA fecal-metabarcoding to look for …

No more reason for ignoring gelatinous zooplankton in ecosystem assessment and marine management: concrete cost-effective methodology during routine fishery …

A Aubert, E Antajan, C Lynam, S Pitois, A Pliru, S Vaz… - Marine Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Gelatinous zooplankton, including cnidarians, ctenophores, and tunicates
(appendicularians, pyrosomes, salps and doliolids), are often overlooked by scientific …

Impacts of jellyfish presence on tourists' holiday destination choices and their willingness to pay for mitigation measures

A Ruiz-Frau - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Recurrent jellyfish blooms in tourist areas have negative effects on coastal and national
economies. We investigate how jellyfish presence affects holiday destination choice and …

Unlocking Hong Kong's hidden jellyfish diversity with citizen science

J Terenzini, Y Li, LJ Falkenberg - Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Jellyfish are important organisms within marine ecosystems, although the extent of their
occurrence and diversity is likely underestimated, particularly for biodiversity-rich locations …

Evaluating the role of large jellyfish and forage fishes as energy pathways, and their interplay with fisheries, in the Northern Humboldt Current System

LM Chiaverano, KL Robinson, J Tam, JJ Ruzicka… - Progress in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Large jellyfish are important consumers of plankton, fish eggs and fish larvae in heavily
fished ecosystems worldwide; yet they are seldom included in fisheries production models …