Gelatinous Carbon Impacts Benthic Megafaunal Communities in a Continental Margin

Post-collapse of seasonal blooms of gelatinous zooplankton (Cnidaria, Ctenophora, and Thaliacea) sinking carcasses transports labile carbon (jelly-C) to benthic continental margins and the deep sea. In recent decades, bloom frequency and intensity have increased globally; however, how sinking jelly-...

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Main Authors: Mario Lebrato, Juan-Carlos Molinero, Justin G. Mychek-Londer, Elena Mateo Gonzalez, Daniel O. B. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.902674/full