Jellyfish bloom - Wikipedia
A jellyfish bloom is defined as a substantial increase in a jellyfish population within a short time period; the result of a higher reproduction rate. [2] Since jellyfish naturally have high reproductive rates, high-density blooms can occur as a result of both behavioral and ecological causes.
Ocean blooms: tracking the rise of jellyfish swarms
2019年10月18日 · Many scientists believe that jellyfish numbers are increasing, pointing to their remarkable resilience to climate change and the increase in hugely damaging jellyfish blooms. But are jellies really taking over, and if so, what should be …
What’s behind jellyfish ‘blooms’ and are there ... - Euronews
2024年11月8日 · A ‘bloom’ is a rapid, temporary increase in jellyfish reproduction rates. It can lead to gigantic clusters composed of hundreds of thousands of these marine animals.
The Global Jellyfish Crisis in Perspective - JSTOR Daily
2017年3月29日 · Seen from high above, a jellyfish bloom is a single mass, a brushstroke on the ocean’s vast surface. Zoom in closer and the streaks begin to resolve themselves, separating into hundreds of individual pulsing forms that resemble animated contact lenses with the transparency of grocery bags.
Global expansion of jellyfish blooms: Magnitude, causes and ...
to examine the effects of jellyfish blooms on the ecosystem, addressing in particular, carbon cycling, and food webs to identify current and future consequences of jellyfish blooms for tourism, industry and fisheries, including ecosystem-based management on regional and global scales
Jellyfish "Blooms" Wax and Wane in Natural Cycles
2013年1月24日 · Humans' expanding influence on the oceans has begun to cause changes. "Blooms" of jellyfish are occurring in response to these effects. Or are they? Jellyfish on the rise--or on the wane?
Why Do Some Jellyfish Bloom? A New Theory Emerges
2013年3月20日 · The authors of a study partially funded by NCCOS theorize that the recent global increase in jellyfish blooms is due to the proliferation of man-made structures such as sunken ship hulls, underwater aquaculture pens, and artificially hardened shorelines.
Jellyfish Blooms: Causes, Consequences and Recent Advances
Jellyfish form spectacular population blooms and there is compelling evidence that jellyfish blooms are becoming more frequent and widespread. Blooms have enormous ecological, economic, and social impacts.
Jellyfish Blooms - SpringerLink
We examine the unique features of jellyfish biology and ecology that cause populations to ‘bloom and bust’, and, using case studies, we show why jellyfish are important to coastal and ocean ecosystem function.
Jellyfish Blooms: Causes, Consequences, and Recent Advances
2008年11月30日 · This is illustrated here through (a) an investigation of whether jellyfish are keystone species and (b) the identification of conditions under which (simulated) jellyfish outbreaks may occur.