Climate effects on formation of jellyfish and ctenophore blooms: A review

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 461-476

  Purcell, Jennifer E ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ARGYROSOMUS REGIUS; COELENTERATA; HYDROIDA; HYDROZOA; SCYPHOMEDUSAE; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 22744448919     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405011409     Document Type: Review

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