Changing jellyfish populations: Trends in large marine ecosystems ...
DIRECTOR'S FORWARD. ABSTRACT. INTRODUCTION. Definition of "Jellyfish". Problem Statement. Challenges of Studying Jellyfish Populations. Impacts of Jellyfish Blooms. Invasive Species. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Large Marine Ecosystem Approach. 1950 Baseline. The Jellyfish Chronicles. Data...
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Fisheries Centre. University of British Columbia
2012
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0074763 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0074763 |
| Summary: | DIRECTOR'S FORWARD. ABSTRACT. INTRODUCTION. Definition of "Jellyfish". Problem Statement. Challenges of Studying Jellyfish Populations. Impacts of Jellyfish Blooms. Invasive Species. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Large Marine Ecosystem Approach. 1950 Baseline. The Jellyfish Chronicles. Data Selection. Abundance Trend. Scoring Chronicles. Identifying Invasive Species. Fuzzy Expert System. Uncertainty. RESULTS. Effects of Invasive Species. Effects of Jellyfish Overexploitation. DISCUSSION. Defining an ‘Increase’. Species Invasions. Taxonomic Concerns. LME #1 – East Bering Sea. LME #2 – Gulf of Alaska. LME #3 – California Current. LME #4 – Gulf of California. LME #5 – Gulf of Mexico. LME #6 – Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf. LME #7 – Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf. LME #8 – Scotian Shelf. LME #9 – Newfoundland-Labrador Shelf. LME #10 – Insular Pacific-Hawaiian. LME #11 – Pacific Central-American Coastal. LME #12 – Caribbean Sea. LME #13 – Humboldt Current. LME #14 – Patagonian Shelf. LME #15 – South Brazil Shelf. ... |
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