| Title: | Scyphomedusae and Ctenophora of the Eastern Adriatic : historical overview and new data |
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| Authors: | ID Pestorić, Branka (Author)
ID Lučić, Davor (Author)
ID Bojanić, Natalia (Author)
ID Vodopivec, Martin (Author)
ID Kogovšek, Tjaša (Author)
ID Violić, Ivana (Author)
ID Paliaga, Paolo (Author)
ID Malej, Alenka (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/5/186
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | One of the obstacles to detecting regional trends in jellyfish populations is the lack of a defined baseline. In the Adriatic Sea, the jellyfish fauna (Scyphozoa and Ctenophora) is poorly studied compared to other taxa. Therefore, our goal was to collect and systematize all available data and provide a baseline for future studies. Here we present phenological data and relative abundances of jellyfish based on 2010–2019 scientific surveys and a “citizen science” sighting program along the eastern Adriatic. Inter-annual variability, seasonality and spatial distribution patterns of Scyphomedusae and Ctenophore species were described and compared with existing historical literature. Mass occurrences with a clear seasonal pattern and related to the geographical location were observed for meroplanktonic Scyphomedusae Aurelia solida, Rhizostoma pulmo, and to a lesser extent Chrysaora hysoscella, Cotylorhiza tuberculata and Discomedusa lobata. Holoplanktonic Pelagia noctiluca also formed large aggregations, which were seasonally less predictable and restricted to the central and southern Adriatic. Four species of Ctenophora produced blooms limited to a few areas: Bolinopsis vitrea, Leucothea multicornis, Cestum veneris and the non-native Mnemiopsis leidyi. However, differences between Adriatic subregions have become less pronounced since 2014. Our results suggest that gelatinous organisms are assuming an increasingly important role in the Adriatic ecosystem, which may alter the balance of the food web and lead to harmful and undesirable effects. |
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| Keywords: | jellyfish phenology, hydrobiology, long-term changes, Mediterranean Sea |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 28.04.2021 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2021 |
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| Number of pages: | Str. 1-28 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 13, article 186 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-19447  |
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| UDC: | 574 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1424-2818 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/d13050186 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 61890051 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 4. 5. 2021;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 19.07.2024 |
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