Mucous-mesh grazers (pelagic tunicates and thecosome pteropods) are common in oceanic
waters and efficiently capture, consume and repackage particles many orders of magnitude …

Decreasing concentrations of dissolved oxygen in the ocean are considered one of the main
threats to marine ecosystems as they jeopardize the growth of higher organisms. They also …

Salps provide an important mechanism for energy transfer from primary producers to higher-
order consumers and they can also make a significant contribution to biogeochemical …

In recent decades, the waters off the Antarctic Peninsula and surrounding region have
undergone a significant transformation due to global climate change affecting the structure …

The northern Humboldt Current upwelling system (HCS) belongs to the most productive
marine ecosystems, providing five to eight times higher fisheries landings per unit area than …

Gelatinous zooplankton play a crucial role in pelagic marine food webs, however, due to
methodological challenges and persistent misconceptions of their importance, the trophic …

Abstract The Oyashio–Kuroshio Transitional Region (OKTR) is a nursery ground for pelagic
fishes; thus, community succession of mesozooplankton is pivotal to understand prey …

Gelatinous zooplankton play a crucial role in marine planktonic food webs. However,
primarily due to methodological challenges, the in situ diet of zooplankton remains poorly …

The complex distribution of gelatinous zooplankton at the shelf and open ocean of the
Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (31°-38° S) was closely linked to the prevailing water masses …

Abstract The Agulhas Bank on the tip of southern Africa, like other shelf seas, is a relatively
productive environment which plays a crucial role in the biology and success of many …