Researchers find instance of jellyfish benefitting top predators in an ocean ecosystem

Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 09:20 in Biology & Nature

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from Japan and the U.S. has found an instance of jellyfish offering a benefit to a top ocean predator. In their paper published in the journal The Royal Society – Biology Letters, the team describes a field study they conducted with diving birds, juvenile fish and jellyfish, and why they believe their findings suggest that the increase in jellyfish populations may not be as harmful as thought.

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