Zooplankton; Medusae; Time series; Lugurian Sea; Corsica; Calvi
Abstract :
[en] The interannual variations of the Schyphozoan jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca is estimated by weekly measurements in the Bay of Calvi (Corsica) from 2003. The mean annual abundance reaches a dramatic maximum in 2006. The medusae appear by migration of active swarms on the shelf and at the external limit of the Bay. Degraded individuals drift as passive swarms, throughout inner side of the Bay and embayments.
Research Center/Unit :
MARE - Centre Interfacultaire de Recherches en Océanologie - ULiège STARESO
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Hecq, Jean-Henri ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Océanologie
Goffart, Anne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Océanologie
Collignon, Amandine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Planctonologie, océanographie descriptive, écohydrodyn.
Garrido, Marie; Université de Corse, France
Lejeune, Pierre; STARESO S.A., Calvi, Corse, France
Pasqualini, Vanina; Université de Corse, France
Language :
English
Title :
Problematic of the Pelagia noctiluca outbreaks in the Bay of Calvi (Corsica)
