Increases in jellyfish biomass in the Bering Sea: Implications for the ecosystem

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 233, Issue , 2002, Pages 89-103

  Brodeur, Richard D ^a   Sugisaki, Hiroya ^a   Hunt Jr , George L ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bering Sea; Distribution; Ecosystem changes; Food consumption; Jellyfish

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

(EAST); BERING SEA;

AMPHIPODA; CHRYSAORA; CHRYSAORA MELANASTER; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; HYDROIDA; PISCES; POLLACHIUS VIRENS; SCYPHOMEDUSAE; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 0037150390     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps233089     Document Type: Article

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