Jellyfish aggregations and leatherback turtle foraging patterns in a temperate coastal environment
Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are obligate predators of gelatinous zooplankton. However, the spatial relationship between predator and prey remains poorly understood beyond sporadic and localized reports. To examine how jellyfish (Phylum Cnidaria: Orders Semaeostomeae and Rhizostomeae)...
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| author | Houghton, Jonathan Doyle, T.K. Wilson, M.W. Davenport, J. Hays, G.C. |
| author_facet | Houghton, Jonathan Doyle, T.K. Wilson, M.W. Davenport, J. Hays, G.C. |
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| description | Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are obligate predators of gelatinous zooplankton. However, the spatial relationship between predator and prey remains poorly understood beyond sporadic and localized reports. To examine how jellyfish (Phylum Cnidaria: Orders Semaeostomeae and Rhizostomeae) might drive the broad-scale distribution of this wide ranging species, we employed aerial surveys to map jellyfish throughout a temperate coastal shelf area bordering the northeast Atlantic. Previously unknown, consistent aggregations of Rhizostoma octopus extending over tens of square kilometers were identified in distinct coastal |
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| op_source | Houghton, J, Doyle, T K, Wilson, M W, Davenport, J & Hays, G C 2006, 'Jellyfish aggregations and leatherback turtle foraging patterns in a temperate coastal environment', Ecology, vol. 87, no. 8, pp. 1967-1972. |
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| spelling | ftqueensubelpubl:oai:pure.qub.ac.uk/portal:publications/8840bd51-45a8-4c1d-a383-abb7ee73d8b9 2025-06-15T14:44:01+00:00 Jellyfish aggregations and leatherback turtle foraging patterns in a temperate coastal environment Houghton, Jonathan Doyle, T.K. Wilson, M.W. Davenport, J. Hays, G.C. 2006 https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/8840bd51-45a8-4c1d-a383-abb7ee73d8b9 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Houghton, J, Doyle, T K, Wilson, M W, Davenport, J & Hays, G C 2006, 'Jellyfish aggregations and leatherback turtle foraging patterns in a temperate coastal environment', Ecology, vol. 87, no. 8, pp. 1967-1972. /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2303 name=Ecology article 2006 ftqueensubelpubl 2025-06-03T04:43:46Z Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are obligate predators of gelatinous zooplankton. However, the spatial relationship between predator and prey remains poorly understood beyond sporadic and localized reports. To examine how jellyfish (Phylum Cnidaria: Orders Semaeostomeae and Rhizostomeae) might drive the broad-scale distribution of this wide ranging species, we employed aerial surveys to map jellyfish throughout a temperate coastal shelf area bordering the northeast Atlantic. Previously unknown, consistent aggregations of Rhizostoma octopus extending over tens of square kilometers were identified in distinct coastal Article in Journal/Newspaper Northeast Atlantic Unknown |
| spellingShingle | /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2303 name=Ecology Houghton, Jonathan Doyle, T.K. Wilson, M.W. Davenport, J. Hays, G.C. Jellyfish aggregations and leatherback turtle foraging patterns in a temperate coastal environment |
| title | Jellyfish aggregations and leatherback turtle foraging patterns in a temperate coastal environment |
| title_full | Jellyfish aggregations and leatherback turtle foraging patterns in a temperate coastal environment |
| title_fullStr | Jellyfish aggregations and leatherback turtle foraging patterns in a temperate coastal environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Jellyfish aggregations and leatherback turtle foraging patterns in a temperate coastal environment |
| title_short | Jellyfish aggregations and leatherback turtle foraging patterns in a temperate coastal environment |
| title_sort | jellyfish aggregations and leatherback turtle foraging patterns in a temperate coastal environment |
| topic | /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2303 name=Ecology |
| topic_facet | /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2303 name=Ecology |
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