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Role of jellyfish in the plankton ecosystem revealed using a global ocean biogeochemical model
Rebecca M. Wright
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental
Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft,
NR33 0HT, UK
Corinne Le Quéré
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental
Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Erik Buitenhuis
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of Environmental
Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Sophie Pitois
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft,
NR33 0HT, UK
Mark J. Gibbons
Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the
Western Cape, Bellville 7535, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
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Jellyfish have been included in a global ocean biogeochemical model for the first time. The global mean jellyfish biomass in the model is within the observational range. Jellyfish are found to play an important role in the plankton ecosystem, influencing community structure, spatiotemporal dynamics and biomass. The model raises questions about the sensitivity of the zooplankton community to jellyfish mortality and the interactions between macrozooplankton and jellyfish.
Jellyfish have been included in a global ocean biogeochemical model for the first time. The...
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