Ecological and Biogeochemical Consequences of Collapsed Jellyfish Blooms

• Main Author: Chelsky, Ariella
• Other Authors: Kylie Pitt, Rod Connolly, David Welsh, Andrew Sweetman
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Griffith University 2015
• Subjects: Jellyfish ecology; Jellyfish blooms; Jellyfish carrion; Griffith; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365817

Jellyfish are distributed globally and often form blooms that last from weeks to months before they collapse. While blooms are sustained they can play an important role in carbon and nutrient cycling and can influence key ecosystem processes. When they collapse, the organic matter assimilated into t...