The invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in the central Baltic Sea: Seasonal phenology and hydrographic influence on spatio-temporal distribution patterns

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1053-1065

  Schaber, Matthias ^a   Haslob, Holger ^b   Huwer, Bastian ^c   Harjes, Anne ^b   Hinrichsen, Hans Harald ^b   Köster, Friedrich W ^c   Storr Paulsen, Marie ^c   Schmidt, Jörn O ^d   Voss, Rüdiger ^d  

^a THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bornholm Basin; ctenophore; habitat preferences; invasive species; seasonal distribution patterns

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; HABITAT SELECTION; HYDROGRAPHY; INVASIVE SPECIES; JELLYFISH; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PHENOLOGY; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; BORNHOLM BASIN;

MNEMIOPSIS LEIDYI;

EID: 79959322055     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq167     Document Type: Article

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