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Originally Posted by katchfish
I've been seeing salps, moon jellyfish and purple-striped jellyfish recently at La Jolla.
Hopefully a sign of a flourishing ecosystem!
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Salps reportedly can quickly generate massive populations that consume microscopic marine plants called diatoms. In some years, salp swarms may replace krill, which also eat diatoms. But while krill provide a rich, critical
food source, salps provide little nutrition.
eat the same