Abundant box jellyfish, Chironex sp (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropidae), discovered at depths of over 50 m on western Australian coastal reefs

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	Abundant box jellyfish, Chironex sp (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropidae), discovered at depths of over 50 m on western Australian coastal reefs
	Keesing, JK ; Strzelecki, J ; Stowar, M ; Wakeford, M ; Miller, KJ ; Gershwin, LA ; Liu, DY
刊名	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
	2016-02-29
卷号	6
ISSN号	2045-2322
通讯作者	Keesing, JK (reprint author), CSIRO, Oceans & Atmosphere, Private Bag 5, Wembley, WA 6913, Australia. ; Keesing, JK (reprint author), Western Australian Marine Sci Inst, Perth, WA, Australia. john.keesing@csiro.au
产权排序	[Keesing, John K.; Strzelecki, Joanna] CSIRO, Oceans & Atmosphere, Private Bag 5, Wembley, WA 6913, Australia; [Stowar, Marcus; Wakeford, Mary; Miller, Karen J.] Univ Western Australia, AIMS, Oceans Inst, MO96,35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; [Gershwin, Lisa-Ann] CSIRO, Oceans & Atmosphere, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tas 7001, Australia; [Liu, Dongyan] Chinese Acad Sci, Yantai Inst Coastal Zone Res, Yantai 264003, Shandong, Peoples R China; [Keesing, John K.; Strzelecki, Joanna; Wakeford, Mary; Miller, Karen J.] Western Australian Marine Sci Inst, Perth, WA, Australia
英文摘要	Box jellyfish cause human fatalities and have a life cycle and habit associated with shallow waters (<5 m) in mangrove creeks, coastal beaches, embayments. In north-western Australia, tow video and epibenthic sled surveys discovered large numbers (64 in a 1500 m tow or 0.05 m(-2)) of Chironex sp. very near to the benthos (<50 cm) at depths of 39-56 m. This is the first record of a population of box jellyfish closely associated with the benthos at such depths. Chironex were not widespread, occurring only in 2 of 33 tow videos and 3 of 41 epibenthic sleds spread over 2000 km(2). All Chironex filmed or captured were on low to medium relief reefs with rich filter feeder communities. None were on soft sediment habitat despite these habitats comprising 49% of all sites. The importance of the reef habitat to Chironex remains unclear. Being associated with filter feeder communities might represent a hazard, and other studies have shown C. fleckeri avoid habitats which represent a risk of entanglement of their tentacles. Most of our observations were made during the period of lowest tidal current flow in the morning. This may represent a period favourable for active hunting for prey close to the seabed.
研究领域[WOS]	Science & Technology - Other Topics
关键词[WOS]	FLECKERI ; BEHAVIOR
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000371017300001
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.yic.ac.cn/handle/133337/10871]
专题	烟台海岸带研究所_海岸带生物学与生物资源利用所重点实验室烟台海岸带研究所_近岸生态与环境实验室
作者单位	1.CSIRO, Oceans & Atmosphere 2.Univ Western Australia, AIMS, Oceans Inst 3.CSIRO, Oceans & Atmosphere 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Yantai Inst Coastal Zone Res 5.Western Australian Marine Sci Inst
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Keesing, JK,Strzelecki, J,Stowar, M,et al. Abundant box jellyfish, Chironex sp (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropidae), discovered at depths of over 50 m on western Australian coastal reefs[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2016,6.
APA	Keesing, JK.,Strzelecki, J.,Stowar, M.,Wakeford, M.,Miller, KJ.,...&Liu, DY.(2016).Abundant box jellyfish, Chironex sp (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropidae), discovered at depths of over 50 m on western Australian coastal reefs.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,6.
MLA	Keesing, JK,et al."Abundant box jellyfish, Chironex sp (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Chirodropidae), discovered at depths of over 50 m on western Australian coastal reefs".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 6(2016).