Synthetic normalized biomass size spectra (NBSS) comprising non-synoptically sampled phytoplankton, meso- and macrozooplankton, and micronekton including mesopelagic fishes were explored to analyze p....

Thaliaceans (doliolids, pyrosomes, salps) play fundamental roles in global carbon cycling and pelagic food webs through high filtration rates and rapid reproduction. Despite their prevalence, they ar...

The invasive freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii, likely of Asian origin, is globally distributed, yet its invasion history in South America remains poorly understood. Following a mass mortal....

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Geographical aspects of the global distribution of ctenophores Beroe cucumis and newly discovered Beroe pseudocucumis in the World Ocean along with ba…

Jellyfish have become a crucial functional group in marine and freshwater pelagic ecosystems in recent decades. The freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii has also been observed more frequently g...

When marine biologist and biological oceanographer Florian Lüskow first encountered FishBase and SeaLifeBase during a 2019 class at the…

Sloth size and habitat shifted multiple times over the past 35 million years, but human hunting likely drove the slower, larger species to extinction.

Elucidating predatory interactions between benthic cnidarians (represented by scleractinian corals and sea anemones) and gelatinous zooplankton (GZ) is fundamental for understanding energy transfer pa...

Our understanding of gelatinous macro-zooplankton (jellyfish and comb jellies; GZ), in the Baltic Sea is limited. While GZ organisms can be a nuisance, they play essential roles in regional food webs ...