Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on the abundance and size of epibenthic jellyfish Cassiopea spp.

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1109-1114

  Stoner, Elizabeth W ^a   Layman, Craig A ^a   Yeager, Lauren A ^a   Hassett, Heather M ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom up effects; Caribbean; Estuaries; Nutrient loading; Thalassia testudinum; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP EFFECTS; CARIBBEAN; NUTRIENT LOADING; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM; ZOOXANTHELLAE;

ESTUARIES; NUTRIENTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ESTUARY; JELLYFISH; POPULATION DENSITY; SIZE; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ARTICLE; BAHAMAS; COASTAL WATERS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; JELLYFISH; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAGRASS; SEASHORE; SPECIES HABITAT;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POPULATION DENSITY; SCYPHOZOA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

BAHAMAS; GREAT ABACO;

CASSIOPEA; SCYPHOZOA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 79955628243     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.03.023     Document Type: Article

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