The invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi overwinters in high abundances in the subarctic Baltic Sea

We report successful overwintering of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Baltic Sea, demonstrated by the highest abundances ever observed in the northern parts of this subarctic brackish-water ecosystem.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Plankton Research
Main Authors: Viitasalo, Satu, Lehtiniemi, Maiju, Katajisto, Tarja
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2008
Subjects:
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Subarctic
Online Access:http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/30/12/1431
https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbn088
Description
Summary:We report successful overwintering of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Baltic Sea, demonstrated by the highest abundances ever observed in the northern parts of this subarctic brackish-water ecosystem.

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