Medusae, siphonophores and ctenophores (here grouped aspelagic coelenterates') interact
with fish in several ways. Some interactions are detrimental to fish populations, such as …

Large population fluctuations of jellyfish occur over a variety of temporal scales, from weekly
to seasonal, inter-annual and even decadal, with some regions of the world reported to be …

Scyphozoa have attracted the attention of many types of people. Naturalists watch their
graceful locomotion. Fishermen may dread the swarms which can prevent fishing or eat …

Abstract The scyphozoan Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus) is a cosmopolitan species, having been
reported from a variety of coastal and shelf sea environments around the world. It has been …

There are indications that pelagic cnidarians and ctenophores ('jellyfish') have increased in
abundance throughout the world, or that outbreaks are more frequent, although much …

A large number of suspension-feeding aquatic animals (eg bivalves, polychaetes, ascidians,
bryozoans, crustaceans, sponges, echinoderms, cnidarians) have specialized in grazing on …

Jellyfish are increasingly recognised as important components of the marine ecosystem, yet
their specific role is poorly defined compared to that of other zooplankton groups. This paper …

Although eutrophication is a widespread problem in marine waters, its effects are often
difficult to separate from normal fluctuations of pelagic coelenterate populations and from …

A large population of a previously unreported jellyfish occurred across the northern Gulf of
Mexico (USA) from May through September of 2000. The jellyfish, identified as Phyllorhiza …

Leatherback sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, undertake broad oceanic movements. While
satellite telemetry has been used to investigate the post-nesting behaviour of female turtles …