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News Release 11-115
Jellyfish Blooms Transfer Food Energy From Fish to Bacteria
Impact on ocean food webs likely to increase in the future
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Species of jellyfish called Chrysaora quinquecirrha, one of two jellyfish species in the study.
Credit: Rob Condon
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A plankton tow was conducted over a two-minute period in surface waters. It shows the typical size of a ctenophore bloom. The slimy material is the dissolved organic matter (DOM) or jelly-DOM released by the jellyfish, and is also used by bacteria for respiration.
Credit: Juliette Giordano and Molly Bogeberg
Another species of Chrysaora; this one forms "blooms" along the U.S. West Coast.
Credit: Rob Condon
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Marine scientist Rob Condon in Bermuda with Portuguese Man-o-War jelly washed up on beach.
Credit: Elizabeth Condon
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Bloom of moon jellies, Aurelia aurita, in Chesapeake Bay; thousands of jellies aggregate together.
Credit: Scott Kupiec
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Experimental set-up of bacteria metabolism experiments used in the jellyfish study.
Credit: Elizabeth Condon
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Sample tubes for oxygen measurement, used to determine bacterial respiration.
Credit: Elizabeth Condon
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