Large medusae in surface waters of the Northern California Current: Variability in relation to environmental conditions

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 690, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-125

  Suchman, Cynthia L ^a   Brodeur, Richard D ^b   Daly, Elizabeth A ^c   Emmett, Robert L ^b  

^a North Pacific Research Board   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aequorea; California Current; Chrysaora; Climate; Jellyfish; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; JELLYFISH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; POPULATION SIZE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SAMPLING; SURFACE WATER; UPWELLING;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; COLUMBIA RIVER; PACIFIC OCEAN;

AEQUOREA; CHRYSAORA; CHRYSAORA FUSCESCENS; HYDROIDA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 84861670619     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1055-7     Document Type: Article

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