A belly full of jelly? DNA metabarcoding shows evidence for gelatinous zooplankton predation by several fish species in Greenland waters

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: Dischereit, Annkathrin, Throm, Julia Katharina, Werner, Karl Michael, Neuhaus, Stefan, Havermans, Charlotte
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2024
• Subjects: article; Text; ddc:570; Greenland waters > gelatinous zooplankton > diet composition > DNA metabarcoding > fish assemblages; Greenland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.240797; https://www.openagrar.de/receive/openagrar_mods_00099258; https://www.openagrar.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/openagrar_derivate_00061206/dn068578.pdf

The waters of Greenland harbour a high species richness and biomass of gelatinous zooplankton (GZP); however, their role in the diet of the many fish species, including commercially exploited species, has not yet been verified. Traditionally, GZP was considered to be a trophic dead end, i.e. with a...