Table 3. Experimentally measured clearance rates of small scyphomedusae.
Reference | Predator Species | Predator size | Prey | Prey size/life stage | Clearance rate |
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Hansson & Kiørboe 2006 | Sarsiatubulosa | - | copepods | - | *0.04-0.10 L h-1 |
Tilves et al. 2013 | Pelagianoctiluca | 3.8-4.2 mm | Mnemiopsisleidy | 1-3 mm | 0.4 L h-1 |
20-25 mm | 8-12 mm | 62 L h-1 | |||
Morand et al. 1987 | Pelagianoctiluca | 8 mm | Artemia | nauplii | *0.13 L h-1 |
Riisgård & Madsen | Aurelia aurita | 5.1-5.9 mm | Artemia | 0.9 mm | 0.05-0.09 L h-1 |
Bailey & Batty 1984 | Aurelia aurita | 20-22 mm | Clupeaarengus | Yolksac | 2.2-5.5 L h-1 |
Fancett &Jenkins 1988 | Cyanea capillata | 25 mm | Paracalunus indicus | - | 0-2.5 L h-1 |
This study | Pelagianoctiluca | 5 mm | Thunnus thynnus | 1 mm | 0.73-7.54 L h-1 |
Converted from original units L d- 1