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dc.contributor.authorDuarte, Carlos M
dc.contributor.authorPitt, Kylie A
dc.contributor.authorLucas, Cathy H
dc.contributor.authorPurcell, Jennifer E
dc.contributor.authorUye, Shin-ichi
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorBrotz, Lucas
dc.contributor.authorDecker, Mary Beth
dc.contributor.authorSutherland, Kelly R
dc.contributor.authorMalej, Alenka
dc.contributor.authorMadin, Laurence
dc.contributor.authorMianzan, Hermes
dc.contributor.authorGili, Josep-Maria
dc.contributor.authorFuentes, Veronica
dc.contributor.authorAtienza, Dacha
dc.contributor.authorPages, Francesc
dc.contributor.authorBreitburg, Denise
dc.contributor.authorMalek, Jennafer
dc.contributor.authorGraham, William M
dc.contributor.authorCondon, Robert H
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:13:57Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:13:57Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-01-13T00:44:41Z
dc.identifier.issn1540-9295
dc.identifier.doi10.1890/110246
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/55576
dc.description.abstractJellyfish (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) blooms appear to be increasing in both intensity and frequency in many coastal areas worldwide, due to multiple hypothesized anthropogenic stressors. Here, we propose that the proliferation of artificial structures - associated with (1) the exponential growth in shipping, aquaculture, and other coastal industries, and (2) coastal protection (collectively, "ocean sprawl") - provides habitat for jellyfish polyps and may be an important driver of the global increase in jellyfish blooms. However, the habitat of the benthic polyps that commonly result in coastal jellyfish blooms has remained elusive, limiting our understanding of the drivers of these blooms. Support for the hypothesized role of ocean sprawl in promoting jellyfish blooms is provided by observations and experimental evidence demonstrating that jellyfish larvae settle in large numbers on artificial structures in coastal waters and develop into dense concentrations of jellyfish-producing polyps.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEcological Society of America
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom91
dc.relation.ispartofpageto97
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalFrontiers in Ecology and the Environment
dc.relation.ispartofvolume11
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMarine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310305
dc.titleIs global ocean sprawl a cause of jellyfish blooms?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2013 Ecological Society of America. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2013
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gro.griffith.authorPitt, Kylie A.


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