This paper reviews and highlights recent research findings on food web processes since an
earlier review by Kimmerer et al.(2008). We conduct this review within a conceptual …

Massive accumulations of pelagic species of Sargassum have generated recent social,
economic and ecological problems along Caribbean shores. In the Mexican Caribbean …

The marine jellyfishes (herein referring to pelagic scyphozoans, hydrozoans, and
ctenophores) have been increasingly recognized as important nuisance species in …

The invasion of non-native species has been a chronic problem in reservoirs of hydroelectric
plants. Among the species recorded in Brazil, the cnidarian Cordylophora caspia is often …

Historically, jellyfish have been little studied relative to fishes, and they have been
considered to be nuisances to humans and of little ecological importance. Research in the …

The study of the diversity and composition of marine communities is the first step in
understanding the development of marine ecosystems. While some cnidarian populations …

Marine invasions are of increasing concern for biodiversity conservation worldwide.
Gelatinous macrozooplankton contain members, which have become globally invasive, for …

The species composition and seasonal abundance patterns of gelatinous zooplankton are
poorly known for many European coastal-zone waters. The seasonal abundance and …

The literature on gelatinous (Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Tunicata) and semi-gelatinous
(Chaetognatha) zooplankton from 32 Brazilian estuaries is reviewed. Altogether 104 species …

Abstract Blackfordia virginica (Mayer, 1910) is a small hydrozoan that has invaded estuaries
around the world. In the lower Napa and Petaluma rivers, located within the San Francisco …