Gelatinous versus non-gelatinous zooplankton: their value as food for planktivorous coral reef fishes
Coral reefs are highly productive ecosystems, in part due to the productivity of planktivorous
fishes. The planktivorous fish community contains two distinct groups which target either the …
fishes. The planktivorous fish community contains two distinct groups which target either the …
Elemental composition and stoichiometry of krill and salps
Krill and salps play a pivotal role in marine food webs and ocean biogeochemistry, yet little
is known about their stoichiometry, which is crucial for our understanding of the …
is known about their stoichiometry, which is crucial for our understanding of the …
Distribution patterns of large jellyfish and their effects on the Zooplankton Community in the Northern Chinese Coastal seas during the summer of 2021
D Guo, F Zhang, P Wang, S Sun - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The northern Chinese coastal seas have been observed to constitute a large jellyfish
blooming hotspots during the las decades. The spatial distribution of the abundance and …
blooming hotspots during the las decades. The spatial distribution of the abundance and …
Reproductive biology, elemental composition and diel vertical migration of the cosmopolitan warm-temperate pelagic tunicate Soestia zonaria
Pelagic tunicates (appendicularians, doliolids, pyrosomes, salps) are cosmopolitan
members of open-ocean food webs that serve as a link to the microbial loop and play a …
members of open-ocean food webs that serve as a link to the microbial loop and play a …
[HTML][HTML] Biased dry weight: The matter of residual water in seven pelagic tunicate species
F Lüskow, T Balaji, EA Pakhomov - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pelagic tunicates are cosmopolitan and, at times, highly abundant members of open-ocean
ecosystems that are important for food web dynamics and biogeochemical cycling …
ecosystems that are important for food web dynamics and biogeochemical cycling …
Genetic variability, biomass parameters, elemental composition and energy content of the non-indigenous hydromedusa Craspedacusta sowerbii in North America
The freshwater hydrozoan Craspedacusta sowerbii was introduced to habitats around the
world and they spread into the surrounding water bodies thereafter. Despite an increase in …
world and they spread into the surrounding water bodies thereafter. Despite an increase in …
The fate of salp blooms: decomposition and sinking of salp carcasses
P Orlov, E Pakhomov - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Gelatinous zooplankton (GZ) biomass is an important, yet often overlooked, vector of the
particulate organic matter downward export and a nutritional prey source for the …
particulate organic matter downward export and a nutritional prey source for the …