Marine ecology: gelatinous bells may ring change in marine ecosystems.
Gelatinous plankton are critical components of marine ecosystems. Recent studies are providing evidence of increased population outbursts of such species. Jellyfish seem to respond when an ecosystem is over-fished, and their ecology is under-researched.
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Aquatic Environment Programme, FRS Marine Laboratory, PO Box 101, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, UK. haysj@marlab.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D003063:Cnidaria; D017753:Ecosystem; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010933:Plankton