Jellyfish populations in the Mediterranean Sea;Populacije meduza u Sredozemnom moru

Acta Adriatica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-230

  Brotz, Lucas ^a   Pauly, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blooms; Ctenophores; Gelatinous zooplankton; Invasive species; Jellyfishes; Management under uncertainty; Pelagic cnidarians

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FISHING; INVASIVE SPECIES; JELLYFISH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CNIDARIA; CTENOPHORA (COELENTERATES); PELAGIA NOCTILUCA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 84871545823     PISSN: 00015113     EISSN: 18460453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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