Human populations have been concentrated along and exploiting the coastal zones for
millennia. Of regions with the highest human impacts on the oceans, 6 of the top 10 have …

Abstract Giant clams (Hippopus and Tridacna species) are thought to play various
ecological roles in coral reef ecosystems, but most of these have not previously been …

Large population fluctuations of jellyfish occur over a variety of temporal scales, from weekly
to seasonal, inter-annual and even decadal, with some regions of the world reported to be …

Among marine organisms, gelatinous zooplankton (GZ; cnidarians, ctenophores, and
pelagic tunicates) are unique in their energetic efficiency, as the gelatinous body plan allows …

Jellyfish are increasingly recognised as important components of the marine ecosystem, yet
their specific role is poorly defined compared to that of other zooplankton groups. This paper …

Making up over 92% of life in our oceans, marine invertebrates inhabit every zone in the
water column, with contributions ranging from ecosystem functioning to socioeconomic …

The world's oceans are the clearest example of how the common use of resources has led to
an intense and unknown degradation of large areas. The lack of a clear responsibility for …

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 …

Despite the ecological importance of microscale (0.01–1 meter) and fine-scale (1 to
hundreds of meters) plankton patchiness, the dimensions and taxonomic identity of patches …

Background Jellyfish blooms represent a significant but largely overlooked source of labile
organic matter (jelly-OM) in the ocean, characterized by a high protein content. Decaying …