Abundance Information for Aurelia aurita
Main Ref.
Country Iceland Ecosystem South and West Iceland
Locality Patreksfjörður and Tálknafjörður Depth 10 m
Introduced Year Intro.
Life Stage juvenile/recruits unsexed
Quantitative 7 Unit numbers/m^3
Semi Quantitative <100 Unit numbers/m^3
Qualitative rare
Year 2008 - 2008 Period 2001-present
Date 2008-09-01 00:00:00 - 2008-09-30 00:00:00 Record Type survey
Record Type survey
Seasonal yes Method swept area
Remarks The surface temperature in the sampling areas increased from 3.6 °C in April, reached a maximum of 12.1 °C in August, and fell to 11.0 °C in September. This change in temperature showed a significant effect on the gelationus zooplankton assemblage composition.
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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