Jellyfish Blooms

ISBN-13: 9789402401981 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 304 str.

Kylie A. Pitt; Cathy H. Lucas

Opis

This book examines the unique features of jellyfish biology and ecology that cause populations to bloom and bust. It also outlines strategies coastal managers can use to mitigate the effects of blooms on coastal industries.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Introduction
Carlos M. Duarte, Kylie A. Pitt and Cathy H. Lucas

Part I   Ecology of jellyfish blooms
Chapter 2. What are jellyfish and thaliaceans and why do they bloom?
Cathy H. Lucas and Michael N. Dawson
Chapter 3. Nonindigenous marine jellyfish: invasiveness, invisibility and impacts.
Keith M. Bayha and William M. Graham
Chapter 4. Bloom and bust: why do blooms of jellyfish collapse?
Kylie A. Pitt, Ariella Chelsky Budarf, Joanna G. Browne and Robert H. Condon
Chapter 5. Ecological and societal benefits of jellyfish.
Thomas K. Doyle, Graeme C. Hays, Chris Harrod and Jonathan D.R. Houghton
Chapter 6. Living with jellyfish: management and adaptation strategies.
Cathy H. Lucas, Stefan Gelcich and Shin-Ichi Uye

Part II  Case studies
Chapter 7. Population fluctuations of jellyfish in the Bering Sea and their ecological role in this productive shelf ecosystem.
Mary Beth Decker, Kristian Cieciel, Alexander Zavolokin, Robert Lauth, Richard D. Brodeur and Kenneth O Coyle
Chapter 8. The giant jellyfish Nemopile manomurai in East Asian marginal seas.
Shin-Ichi Uye
Chapter 9. Contrasting trends in populations of Rhopile maesculentum and Aurelia aurita in Chinese waters.Zhijun Dong, Dongyan Liu and John Keesing
Chapter 10. Chrysaora plocamia: A poorly understood jellyfish from South America.
Hermes Mianzan, Javier Quiñones, Sergio Palma, Augustin Schiariti, E. MaceloAcha, Kelly L. Robinson and William M. Graham
Chapter 11. Pelagia noctiluca in the Mediterranean Sea.
Antonio Canepa, Verónica Fuentes, Ana Sabatès, Stefano Piraino, Ferdinando Boero and Josep-María Gili.
Chapter 12. The ecology of Box jellyfish (Cubozoa).
Michael J. Kingsford and Christopher J. Mooney