Feeding, bioenergetics and growth in the common jellyfish Aurelia aurita and two hydromedusae, Sarsia tubulosa and Aequorea vitrina

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 346, Issue , 2007, Pages 167-177

  Møller, Lene Friis ^a   Riisgård, Hans Ulrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aequorea vitrina; Aurelia aurita; Bioenergetics; Carbon budget; Clearance rate; Effect of temperature; Growth of jellyfish; Sarsia tubulosa

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; CARBON BUDGET; CLEARANCE RATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; JELLYFISH; PREY AVAILABILITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ACARTIA TONSA; AEQUOREA VITRINA; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SP.; AURELIA AURITA; BALANUS SP.; BRACHIONUS; HYDROIDA; HYDROZOA; RATHKEA OCTOPUNCTATA; SARSIA TUBULOSA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 34447543677     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps06959     Document Type: Article

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