title: [Research advances in the effects of environmental factors on the growth and development of Aurelia spp].
abstract: Aurelia spp. is a cosmopolitan coastal species, and also, one dominant species of large jellyfish in the coastal waters of China. In recent years, Aurelia spp. bloom events occur frequently in the world, causing severe damage to marine ecosystems, coastal economy, and society development. Aurelia spp. has a complicated life history comprising a benthic asexually-reproducing polyp generation and a sexually-reproducing medusa generation, and various vegetative reproduction (budding, strobilation, and podocyst production) and sexual reproduction. Surrounding physical and biological factors affect each growth stage of Aurelia spp., especially the juvenile stage of planktonic-benthic life cycle, which has major effect on the population dynamics of Aurelia spp. This paper reviewed the research advances in the effects of environmental factors on Aurelia spp. at its different growth and development stages, and discussed some problems worthy of further study, aimed to provide useful reference for the research of the key factors controlling the jellyfish blooms in coastal waters of China.
authors: College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China. wjy198530@163.com
authors: Jian-Yan
authors: JY
authors: Wang
authors: Zhi-Gang
authors: ZG
authors: Yu
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Zhen
authors: Tie-Zhu
authors: TZ
authors: Mi
authors: Qing-Zhen
authors: QZ
authors: Yao
authors: Guo-Shan
authors: GS
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D004777:Environment; D008018:Life Cycle Stages / Q000502:physiology; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology; D037401:Scyphozoa / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology