COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Jellyfish Blooms Transfer Food Energy From Fish to Bacteria
Description: An apparent increase in the size and frequency of jellyfish blooms in coastal and estuarine waters around the world during the last few decades means that jellies' impact on marine food webs is likely to increase in the future. A new study by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) shows that jellyfish also have a more significant impact, drastically altering marine food webs by shunting food energy toward bacteria. [Source: National Science Foundation]
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119772&org=NSF&from=news
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Source: National Science Foundation
Publish Date: 6/7/2011
Reading Level: Basic
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