Population succession and feeding of scyphomedusae, Aurelia aurita, in a eutrophic tropical lagoon in Taiwan

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-238

  Lo, W T ^a   Chen, I L ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

environment; feeding; jellyfish; oysters; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING; HYDROGRAPHY; JELLYFISH; LAGOON; OYSTER CULTURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING; SUCCESSION; WATER TEMPERATURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; TAPONG BAY;

AURELIA AURITA; BIVALVIA; COPEPODA; HYDROIDA; OSTREIDAE; SCYPHOMEDUSAE; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 36749100115     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.07.015     Document Type: Article

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