Universidad de Antofagasta, Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Climate Change Ecology Research Group, CENSOR laboratory, Avenida Universidad de Antofagasta 02800, Antofagasta, Chile.
J Fish Biol. 2012 Oct;81(5):1686-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03427.x. Epub 2012 Sep 14.
The trophic interactions between the scyphozoan medusa Chrysaora plocamia and the palm ruff Seriolella violacea were investigated off northern Chile and showed that large numbers of hyperiid amphipods parasitizing the medusa may channel energy back to the fishes, which feed on the parasites. The biomass of hyperiids eaten by the fish was a function of the biomass of hyperiids parasitizing the medusa. This temporally available food supply may enhance fish recruitment. The large number of hyperiids parasitizing diverse jellyfish species represents a missing trophic link in current efforts to understand the effects of jellyfish blooms on marine food webs.
研究了智利北部的海月水母（Chrysaora plocamia）和黄鳍鲷（Seriolella violacea）之间的营养相互作用，结果表明，大量寄生在水母上的长尾水蚤可能会将能量传递给以寄生虫为食的鱼类。鱼类所吃的长尾水蚤的生物量是寄生在水母上的长尾水蚤的生物量的函数。这种暂时可利用的食物供应可能会增强鱼类的补充量。大量寄生在各种水母上的长尾水蚤代表了目前理解水母爆发对海洋食物网影响的努力中缺失的营养联系。
