New Records of Cubozoan and Scyphozoan Jellyfish from Sabah Waters, Malaysia
Jellyfish play a vital role in the ocean’s ecosystem, acting as a nursery for young fishes, crabs, and brittle stars, as well as a source of food for certain charismatic megafauna, such as sunfish and sea turtles. They also pose a threat to human activities, with jellyfish blooms negatively impacting fisheries, power generation, and tourism. However, very little information is available on the biodiversity of jellyfish within the waters of Borneo. Here, we present new records of jellyfish found along the coast of Sabah, Malaysia, located in northern Borneo, bordering the megadiverse region of... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Diversity, Vol 13, Iss 420, p 420 (2021) |
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MDPI AG
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Schlagwörter: | jellyfish / biodiversity / harmful jellyfish / Chironex / Linuche / new record / Biology (General) / QH301-705.5 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28821350 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3390/d13090420 |