Coelenterates (cnidaria and ctenophores) are well recognized as predators in food webs of
marine ecosystems but are less often considered as prey. This is partly because they are …

Jellyfish are usually perceived as harmful to humans and are seen as “pests”. This negative
perception has hindered knowledge regarding their value in terms of ecosystem services. As …

There have been numerous reports of plastic debris accumulation in surface waters of the
central North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Further, incidences have been reported of plastic …

We used bulk tissue δ13C and δ15N values and δ15N values of individual amino acids (AA)
to characterize the trophic structure of a pelagic fish assemblage from the North Pacific …

The study of the natural history of gelatinous zooplankton ('gelata') reached a high point at
the end of the 19th century, when scientists first began to understand the phylogenetic and …

Studying the relationship between development and evolution and its role in the generation
of biological diversity has been reinvigorated by new techniques in genetics and molecular …

Jellyfish are often considered as stressors on marine ecosystems or as indicators of highly
perturbed systems. Far less attention is given to the potential of such species to provide …

Although epibiosis in Crustacea has been well known for a long time, only during recen
decades these associations have been considered from various aspects: physiological …

While much research has been carried out on mercury in large marine mammals and
associated food webs in northern regions, comparatively less has been conducted on lower …

Since marine medusae and ctenophores harbor a wide variety of symbionts, from protists to
fish, they constitute a unique community in pelagic ecosystems. Their symbiotic relationships …