Blooms of the giant jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai: A threat to the fisheries sustainability of the East Asian Marginal Seas

Plankton and Benthos Research

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL., 2008, Pages 125-131

  Uye, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bloom; East Asian Marginal Seas; Giant jellyfish; Nuisance to fisheries

Indexed keywords

HYDROIDA; NEMOPILEMA NOMURAI; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 47149100942     PISSN: 18808247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3800/pbr.3.125     Document Type: Article

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