Articles | Volume 18, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-1291-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-1291-2021
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18 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 18 Feb 2021

Role of jellyfish in the plankton ecosystem revealed using a global ocean biogeochemical model

Rebecca M. Wright, Corinne Le Quéré, Erik Buitenhuis, Sophie Pitois, and Mark J. Gibbons

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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.
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