The perception that anthropogenic stressors cause jellyfish blooms is widespread within the
scientific literature and media but robust evidence in support of these claims appears scarce …

The genus Mnemiopsis is comprised of a single species, Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz,
1865, that has recently made the transition from a distribution limited to the Atlantic coasts of …

Ctenophora, comprising approximately 200 described species, is an important lineage for
understanding metazoan evolution and is of great ecological and economic importance …

Over the past decades, overall ecological conditions in the Caspian Sea have deteriorated.
However, a comprehensive understanding of lake-wide spatial differences in anthropogenic …

Harmful invader ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi's expansions in the Eurasian Seas, its spatio-
temporal population dynamics depending on environmental conditions in recipient habitats …

Aim Invasive species are of increasing global concern. Nevertheless, the mechanisms
driving further distribution after the initial establishment of non‐native species remain largely …

The situation of Ramsar sites along the Caspian Sea coast has deteriorated over the past
decades, and this is more noticeable in the narrow coastal strip of the south Caspian Sea. In …

In contrast to higher metazoans such as copepods and fish, ctenophores are a basal
metazoan lineage possessing a relatively narrow set of sensory-motor capabilities. Yet …

Abstract The Caspian Sea is a large inland brackish basin, vulnerable to invaders due to its
long isolation and considerable endemism among its native biota. A brief description of …

During the past three decades, the Caspian Sea (CS) ecosystem has undergone striking
changes due to anthropogenic activities, particularly following the invasion of comb jelly …