Reports of nuisance jellyfish blooms have increased worldwide during the last half-century,
but the possible causes remain unclear. A persistent difficulty lies in identifying whether …

Understanding the spatial integrity and connectivity of jellyfish blooms is important for
ecologists and coastal stakeholders alike. Previous studies have shown that the distribution …

Jellyfish form spectacular population blooms and there is compelling evidence that jellyfish
blooms are becoming more frequent and widespread. Blooms have enormous ecological …

The idea for this book was conceived at the 2011 ASLO meeting in Puerto Rico when
Martine van Bezooijen, a handling editor from Springer, approached us with the idea of …

Localized outbreaks of jellyfish, known as blooms, cause a variety of adverse ecological and
economic effects. However, fundamental aspects of their ecology remain unknown. Notably …

Interactions between jellyfish and aquaculture operations are frequent around the world,
with scyphozoan (in particular Pelagia noctiluca) and hydrozoan species documented as …

Our oceans are becoming increasingly inhospitable to life—growing toxicity and rising
temperatures coupled with overfishing have led many marine species to the brink of …

While blooms of large scyphomedusae and cubomedusae receive most public attention
owing to effects on tourism (eg, stinging swimmers), commerce, and fisheries, relatively little …

Since the 1980‟ s there have been an increasing number of reports of problems in the
European salmon farming industry with jellyfish blooms. When blooms develop around …

The rationale, the design, and the methods that have been used in the Chinese National
Basic Research Project on “Giant Jellyfish Blooms in Chinese Seas” are described. Sixteen …