Abstract
The 15 year changes in the total gelatinous biomass consist of a general trend to increase, from 250 g m-2 in 1980 to 2500 g m-2 in 1995, and fluctuations with a period of ~4 years performed against the background of this trend in the upper 150 m layer. Different species occupying distinct trophic niches form these peaks. When represented as the percentage of the total zooplankton biomass, Aurelia aurita and Mnemiopsis leidyi exhibit the contra-phase fluctuations where a sharp increase in M. leidyi is accompanied by a decrease in the A. aurita biomass.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1377-1385 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Plankton Research |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 1998 |
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Interannual changes in the biomass of the Black Sea Gelatinous zooplankton. / Kovalev, Alexander V.; Piontkovski, Sergey A.
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