Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen are mainstay tracers in diverse fields of ecology,
particularly in studies of food webs. Investigators are generally interested in tracing dietary C …

Science has rapidly expanded its frontiers with new technologies in the 20th Century.
Oceanography now is studied routinely by satellite. Predictive models are on global scales …

There are indications that pelagic cnidarians and ctenophores ('jellyfish') have increased in
abundance throughout the world, or that outbreaks are more frequent, although much …

Stable isotopes have been extensively used to trace element cycles and their incorporation
into food webs. This chapter provides a brief introduction to the principles of using stable …

Assessing the trophic role and interaction of an animal is key to understanding its general
ecology and dynamics. Conventional techniques used to elucidate diet, such as stomach …

The monitoring of plastic pollution through marine biota is a difficult task, which is receiving
increasing attention nowadays. A selection of appropriate bioindicator species for plastic …

Increasing frequency of native jellyfish proliferations and massive appearance of non-
indigenous jellyfish species recently concur to impact Mediterranean coastal ecosystems …

Massive proliferations of scyphozoan jellyfish considerably affect human industries and
irreversibly change food webs. Efforts to understand the role of jellyfish in marine …

Benthic-pelagic coupling (BPC) is a combination of downward (from pelagic to benthic) and
upward (from benthic to pelagic) flows of organic matter and nutrients mediated by trophic …

Studies of the trophic ecology of gelatinous zooplankton have predominantly employed gut
content analyses and grazing experiments. These approaches record only what is …