Zee, Fabris van der (2021) The jelly ocean; predicting the future role of gelatinous plankton in ocean foodwebs. Master's Thesis / Essay, Marine Biology.
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Abstract
Jellyfish (gelatinous zooplankton encompassing species from various taxa) have historically been viewed as a trophic dead-end. However, a recent apparent increase in jellyfish bloom size and frequency has sparked interest in the way jellyfish interact with other species in the ocean food web. By summarizing the current knowledge on these interactions it is clear that jellyfish are not a trophic dead-end, but an important linkage in food webs as prey, predator, competition and part of the carbon pump. A change in jellyfish abundance is therefore likely to greatly impact various ecosystems and species. This calls for the implementation of jellyfish in ecosystem-based management and predictive models. To fill in knowledge gaps standing in the way of such implementation further regional, species specific monitoring of jellyfish is required.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master's Thesis / Essay) |
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| Supervisor name: | Boer, M.K. de |
| Degree programme: | Marine Biology |
| Thesis type: | Master's Thesis / Essay |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2021 09:39 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Nov 2021 11:39 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/25713 |
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