title: Marine ecology: gelatinous bells may ring change in marine ecosystems.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Aquatic Environment Programme, FRS Marine Laboratory, PO Box 101, Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, UK. haysj@marlab.ac.uk
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003063:Cnidaria; D017753:Ecosystem; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010933:Plankton