“…Jellyfish are pervasive marine organisms that are increasingly recognized as critical components of marine food webs , Condon et al 2011, Riascos et al 2012. Jellyfish can regulate population and community dynamics, as well as ecosystem processes, by acting as predators on zooplankton, competing with zooplanktivores for food, and excreting nutrients which are utilized as a resource primary producers and microbes , West et al 2009, Uye 2011.…”