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Effects of global climate change to the oceans: the case of jellyfish

Geka-Serpetsidaki Pandora

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URI: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/F41731B4-3AA4-4BA3-99F6-A3AE420480C4
Year 2016
Type of Item Diploma Work
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Bibliographic Citation Pandora Geka-Serpetsidaki, "Effects of global climate change to the oceans: the case of jellyfish", Diploma Work, School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, 2016 https://doi.org/10.26233/heallink.tuc.64792
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Nowadays, climate change has seriously affected (amongst others) marine ecosystems and more specifically the population of jellyfish globally. Factors that are directly related to the global climate change have contributed to the development of suitable conditions for the rapid growth and proliferation of jellyfish. Initially, in this thesis, terms like climate change, greenhouse effect, planet overheating are specified and their consequences on the marine ecosystems and particularly on jellyfish are detailed. Subsequently, the main characteristics of jellyfish life cycle phases are analyzed (reproduction, nutrition and death). Factors that have led to the increase in jellyfish population are extensively studied, e.g. overfishing of specific species, eutrophication, sea pollution, "introduced species" or bio-pollution and oceans’ acidification. Finally, the major problems that jellyfish cause in tourism, fishing and industry are pointed out.

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