Jellyfish Blooms

1. Introduction: Understanding Jellyfish Blooms
Carlos M. Duarte, Kylie A. Pitt, Cathy H. Lucas

Part I. Ecology of Jellyfish Blooms

2. What Are Jellyfishes and Thaliaceans and Why Do They Bloom?
Cathy H. Lucas, Michael N. Dawson

3. Nonindigenous Marine Jellyfish: Invasiveness, Invasibility, and Impacts
Keith M. Bayha, William M. Graham

4. Bloom and Bust: Why Do Blooms of Jellyfish Collapse?
Kylie A. Pitt, Ariella Chelsky Budarf, Joanna G. Browne, Robert H. Condon

5. Ecological and Societal Benefits of Jellyfish
Thomas K. Doyle, Graeme C. Hays, Chris Harrod, Jonathan D. R. Houghton

6. Living with Jellyfish: Management and Adaptation Strategies
Cathy H. Lucas, Stefan Gelcich, Shin-Ichi Uye

Part II. Case Studies

7. Population Fluctuations of Jellyfish in the Bering Sea and Their Ecological Role in This Productive Shelf Ecosystem
Mary Beth Decker, Kristin Cieciel, Alexander Zavolokin, Robert Lauth, Richard D. Brodeur, Kenneth O. Coyle

8. The Giant Jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai in East Asian Marginal Seas
Shin-Ichi Uye

9. Contrasting Trends in Populations of Rhopilema esculentum and Aurelia aurita in Chinese Waters
Zhijun Dong, Dongyan Liu, John K. Keesing

10.
Chrysaora plocamia: A Poorly Understood Jellyfish from South American Waters
Hermes Mianzan, Javier Quiñones, Sergio Palma, Agustin Schiariti, E. Marcelo Acha, Kelly L. Robinson, William M. Graham

11.
Pelagia noctiluca in the Mediterranean Sea
Antonio Canepa, Verónica Fuentes, Ana Sabatés, Stefano Piraino, Ferdinando Boero, Josep-María Gili

12. The Ecology of Box Jellyfishes (Cubozoa)
Michael J. Kingsford, Christopher J. Mooney

Avainsanat: Life Sciences, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Animal Ecology, Invertebrates, Environmental Management, Applied Ecology