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Gelatinous zooplankton biomass in the global oceans: geographic variation and environmental drivers [PDF]

Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2014
AbstractAimScientific debate regarding the future trends, and subsequent ecological, biogeochemical and societal impacts, of gelatinous zooplankton (GZ) in a changing ocean is hampered by lack of a global baseline and an understanding of the causes of biogeographic patterns.
Lucas, Cathy H., Jones, Daniel O.B., Hollyhead, Catherine J., Condon, Robert H., Duarte, Carlos M., Graham, William M., Robinson, Kelly L., Pitt, Kylie A., Schildhauer, Mark, Regetz, Jim   +9 more
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Occurrence of small microplastics in the salp Salpa fusiformis in the Kuroshio region

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 71, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract We investigated the occurrence pattern of Salpa fusiformis, broad‐spectrum filter‐feeding zooplankton that intercept small particles around the Kuroshio Current, off southern Japan and inferred in situ distribution of near‐surface small microplastics (plastic particles < 330 μm) based on their gut contents.
Kengo Egami, Kentaro Miyazono, Rei Yamashita, Akinori Takasuka, Mikio Watai, Tohya Yasuda, Taketoshi Kodama, Kazutaka Takahashi   +7 more
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Occurrence, inter-annual variability and zooplankton-predation impact of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and the native jellyfish Aurelia aurita in Limfjorden (Denmark) in 2010 and 2011 [PDF]

, 2012
In 2007, the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi was observed for the first time in Limfjorden (Denmark) where it exhibited mass occurrence in late summer while the indigenous and usually dominating common jellyfish, Aurelia aurita, was nearly absent ...
Jaspers, Cornelia, Lundgreen, Kim, Riisgaard, Hans Ulrik, Serre, Sandrine   +3 more
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Environmental Gradients and Ecological Processes Are Main Drivers of Eukaryotic Diversity in the Eastern Red Sea

Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 1, January–February 2026.
Across 266 water column samples, COI eDNA metabarcoding detected 4298 eukaryotic MOTUs spanning 40 phyla in the Eastern Red Sea. Community composition varied strongly across depth and regions, revealing hidden biodiversity patterns and providing a baseline for conservation‐oriented monitoring in a future‐ocean analogue.
Carlos Angulo‐Preckler, Sofia Frappi, Elisa Laiolo, Kah Kheng Lim, Diego E. Rivera Rosas, Christopher A. Hempel, Larissa Frühe, Anastasiia Martynova, Alexandra Steckbauer, Taiba Alamoudi, Shannon G. Klein, Vincent A. Pieribone, Mohammad A. Qurban, Susana Agusti, Carlos M. Duarte   +14 more
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Interannual size changes of adult Aurelia sp.5 medusae stage in the Marine Protected Area of Mljet Island South Adriatic [PDF]

, 2012
Aurelia aurita s.l. is the most widespread scyphozoan jellyfish that recurrently appear "en mass" and forms large aggregations mainly in coastal waters, embayments and estuaries.
Bonnet, Delphine, Gangai, Barbara, Kogovsek, Tjasa, Lucic, Davor, Malej, Alenka, Miloslavic, Marijana, Molinero, Juan Carlos, Onofri, Ivona   +7 more
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Dead zone or oasis in the open ocean? Zooplankton distribution and migration in low-oxygen modewater eddies [PDF]

, 2015
The eastern tropical North Atlantic (ETNA) features a mesopelagic oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) at approximately 300–600 m depth. Here, oxygen concentrations rarely fall below 40 µmol O2 kg−1, but are expected to decline under future projections of global ...
Christiansen, Svenja, Edvam Lima, Miryam, Fiedler, Björn, Hauss, Helena, Karstensen, Johannes, Kiko, Rainer, Körtzinger, Arne, Löscher, Carolin R., Rodrigues, Elizandro, Schütte, Florian   +9 more
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Distribution Models Reveal Important Coastal Habitats for Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim With the development and operation of offshore wind farms along the United States East Coast, it is imperative that we understand the distributions of vulnerable species so we can track and predict potential interactions. We focused on leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) as they depend on this region for important stages of ...
Mitchell J. Rider, Larisa Avens, Heather L. Haas, Samir H. Patel, Christopher R. Sasso   +4 more
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Trophic Ecology of Gelatinous Zooplankton in the Gulf of Naples [PDF]

, 2022
Gelatinous zooplankton are an important component of marine ecosystems and they play a key role in transporting organic matter within and between ecosystems. This PhD thesis addresses the trophic interactions of gelatinous zooplankton within the planktonic food web of the Gulf of Naples (southern Tyrrhenian Sea) using a combination of trophic ...
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Using stable isotopes to describe the trophic structure of gelatinous zooplankton across the deep pelagic

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 70, Issue 12, Page 3634-3649, December 2025.
Abstract Although gelatinous zooplankton are key members of marine ecosystems and food webs, their trophic ecology is poorly described across the deep pelagic. We used stable carbon (bulk tissue) and nitrogen (bulk tissue and amino acid) isotope analysis to estimate the trophic positions (TPs) of abundant gelatinous zooplankton (chaetognaths ...
Julia M. Chavarry, Elizabeth D. Hetherington, Hilary G. Close, C. Anela Choy   +3 more
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Experimental feeding rates of gelatinous predators Aurelia aurita and Mnemiopsis leidyi at low northern Baltic Sea salinity [PDF]

, 2012
The effect of the northern Baltic Sea\u27s low salinity on feeding rates of a native scyphozoan Aurelia aurita and a recent invader to southern Baltic Sea, ctenophore Mnemiopsis was investigated experimentally. Incubations with Acartia spp. prey (4.19-25.
Granhag, Lena, Hosia, Aino, Katajisto, Tarja, Lehtiniemi, Maiju   +3 more
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