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Determining conditions that influence gelatinous macrozooplankton communities within the Santa Rosa Sound and Gulf of Mexico
University of West Florida Libraries
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 04/20/2023)
04/20/2023
Abstract
Mnemiopsis leidyi and Beroe ovata are ctenophores common in the Gulf of Mexico along with scyphozoans in the Aurelia genus (Figure 1). In the 1970s and 1980s, the Black Sea ecosystem was decimated by trophic cascades driven by an invasion of M. leidyi (Shiganova et al. 2004). However, the arrival of a predator of M. leidyi known as B. ovata reversed these damages from 1999 to 2002 (Shiganova et al. 2004). This ability to decimate an entire ecosystem merits a close examination of M. leidyi response to various conditions. For instance, low dissolved oxygen concentrations may give M. leidyi an advantage over its zooplankton prey (Decker et al. 2004). This is concerning with increased freshwater runoff that encourages such conditions. However, freshwater runoff is also accompanied by changes in salinity and temperature rendering an importance in understanding the population’s
response to these conditions over time.
Details
- Title
- Determining conditions that influence gelatinous macrozooplankton communities within the Santa Rosa Sound and Gulf of Mexico
- Resource Type
- Poster
- Event
- Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 04/20/2023)
- Contributors
- Christopher M Pomory (Faculty Mentor) - University of West Florida, Biology
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- pdf
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries by the author to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380475895706600
- Academic Unit
- Biology; 2023 Student Scholars Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase; Office of Undergraduate Research; Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English