Are jellyfish increasing in response to ocean acidification?

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2040-2045

  Richardson, Anthony J ^a,b,c   Gibbons, Mark J ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACIDIFICATION; CALCIFICATION; CLIMATE FORCING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; JELLYFISH; PH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

COELENTERATA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 52149101774     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2008.53.5.2040     Document Type: Article

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