2021
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2025715118
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Benthic jellyfish dominate water mixing in mangrove ecosystems

Abstract: Water mixing is a critical mechanism in marine habitats that governs many important processes, including nutrient transport. Physical mechanisms, such as winds or tides, are primarily responsible for mixing effects in shallow coastal systems, but the sheltered habitats adjacent to mangroves experience very low turbulence and vertical mixing. The significance of biogenic mixing in pelagic habitats has been investigated but remains unclear. In this study, we show that the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea sp. play… Show more

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“…While this slow movement may aid in finding a more favourable position within a mangrove habitat Cassiopea sp. require nutrients and must consume benthic prey and/or release interstitial, nutrient-rich porewater (Durieux et al, 2021). Since prey and nutrients could be easily depleted if permanently fixed in one location, one potential use of slow movement across the benthos would be as a means to bolster nutrient or food intake by moving the animal onto fresh habitat that has not been depleted of these resources.…”
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“…While this slow movement may aid in finding a more favourable position within a mangrove habitat Cassiopea sp. require nutrients and must consume benthic prey and/or release interstitial, nutrient-rich porewater (Durieux et al, 2021). Since prey and nutrients could be easily depleted if permanently fixed in one location, one potential use of slow movement across the benthos would be as a means to bolster nutrient or food intake by moving the animal onto fresh habitat that has not been depleted of these resources.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cassiopea sp. are known to occur in clumped distributions (Durieux et al, 2021;Niggl & Wild, 2010), with small individuals aggregating more densely (Tsingalia, 2014). Although this aggregation behaviour is well documented, the mechanism has not been investigated.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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