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Regulation of Cyanea capillata populations by predation on their planulae
Kuplik, Z.; Kerem, D.; Angel, D.L. (2015). Regulation of Cyanea capillata populations by predation on their planulae. J. Plankton Res. 37(5): 1068-1073. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbv064
In: Journal of Plankton Research. Oxford University Press: New York,. ISSN 0142-7873; e-ISSN 1464-3774, more
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Keywords
    Environmental Management > Environmental Management General
    Exploitable Scientific Result
    Marine Sciences
    Scientific Community
    Scientific Publication
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    jellyfish; grazers; medusa; scyphozoa; bio-regulation; ctenophores;mussels; ascidians
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  • Association of European marine biological laboratories, more
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  • Kuplik, Z.
  • Kerem, D.
  • Angel, D.L.
Abstract
    A series of feeding trials was carried out, offering planula larvae of Cyanea capillata to three potential predators, Mnemiopsis leidyi, Mytilus edulis and Ciona intestinalis, alone or mixed with algae or copepods. Mussels and ascidians consumed planulae in significant numbers in all prey combination trials, whereas ctenophores did so only when planulae were offered as sole prey. These results suggest that grazing pressure on scyphozoan planulae may play an important role in regulating medusa blooms.
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