Human forcing of the copepod-fish-jellyfish triangular trophic relationship

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 666, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-83

  Uye, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Copepod production; Copepod fish jellyfish relationship; East Asia; Human impact; Jellyfish bloom; Sato umi

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CRUSTACEAN; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOOD CHAIN; JELLYFISH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

JAPAN; SETO INLAND SEA;

ANIMALIA; AURELIA AURITA; COPEPODA; METAZOA; NEMOPILEMA NOMURAI; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 79953239459     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0208-9     Document Type: Article

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