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Pedro Morais | Zendy; María Parra Parra | Zendy; Raquel Marques | Zendy; Joana Cruz | Zendy; Maria Manuel Angélico | Zendy; Paula Chainho | Zendy; José Lino Costa | Zendy; Ana B. Barbosa | Zendy; Maria Alexandra Teodósio | Zendy

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What are jellyfish really eating to support high ecophysiological condition?

Author(s) -

Pedro Morais,

María Parra Parra,

Raquel Marques,

Joana Cruz,

Maria Manuel Angélico,

Paula Chainho,

José Lino Costa,

Ana B. Barbosa,

Maria Alexandra Teodósio

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of plankton research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87

H-Index - 93

eISSN - 1464-3774

pISSN - 0142-7873

DOI - 10.1093/plankt/fbv044

Subject(s) - jellyfish , zooplankton , detritus , biology , phytoplankton , gelatinous zooplankton , ecology , temperate climate , abundance (ecology) , estuary , bloom , algal bloom , dinoflagellate , fishery , nutrient

The feeding ecology of Blackfordia virginica was evaluated concurrently with their ecophysiological condition in a temperate estuary. The diet of B. virginica is composed not only of metazooplankton, as commonly observed for other jellyfish species, but also of phytoplankton, ciliates and detritus. This feeding behavior might explain their good nutritional condition and sustainable growth during bloom peaks, when zooplankton abundance has already decreased significantly

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