Jellyfish and Juvenile Salmon Associations with Oceanographic Characteristics during Warm and Cool Years in the Eastern Bering Sea

• Main Authors: Kristin Cieciel, Edward V. Farley, Lisa B. Eisner
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: jellyfish; salmon; climate; eastern Bering Sea; Bering Sea; Keta
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.155.1548; http://www.npafc.org/new/publications/Bulletin/Bulletin%20No.%205/NPAFC_Bull_5_209-224(Cieciel).pdf

Abstract: We explored possible associations between jellyfish biomass (Aequorea spp., Aurelia labiata, Chrysaora melanaster, and Cyanea capillata), juvenile salmon (Oncorhynchus keta, O. nerka, O. gorbuscha, O. kisutch, and O. tshawytscha) abundance, and oceanographic characteristics (temperature, s...