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  • Article Code : FIRAT-AKADEMI-7979-5776
  • Article Type : Araştırma Makalesi
  • Publication Number : 5A0236
  • Page Number : 119-128
  • Doi : 10.12739/NWSA.2025.20.3.5A0236
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  • Year : 2025
  • Volume : 20
  • Issue : 3
  • Number of Articles Published : 4
  • Published Date : 1.07.2025

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Ecological Life Sciences

Serial Number : 5A
ISSN No. : 1308-7258
Release Interval (in a Year) : 4 Issues

Tahir ÖZCAN1 , Anıl Çetinkaya2 , Merve Nilay Aydın3 , Nurçin Killi Yozukmaz4

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CURRENT AND POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF PELAGIA NOCTILUCA (CNIDARIA, SCYPHOZOA) IN THE TURKISH SEAS

Tahir ÖZCAN1 , Anıl Çetinkaya2 , Merve Nilay Aydın3 , Nurçin Killi Yozukmaz4

The present study is an investigation the current distribution and abundance of the jellyfish species Pelagia noctiluca along the Turkish coastline. To date, a total of 17 records from 11 locations have been reported for this species. The extant data demonstrate that citizen science plays a significant role in monitoring the species' distribution. The modelling scenarios developed in order to predict the species' future distribution and potential bloom events estimate that the threshold transition enabling entry into the Black Sea ecosystem will occur around mid-2036. As sea surface temperatures continue to rise, there is a possibility that the species will alter the bloom dynamics of blooms, trophic interactions and the functioning of coastal ecosystems.

Keywords
Jellyfish, Mauve Stinger, Future Distribution, Blooms, Mediterranean Sea,

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Tahir ÖZCAN (1) (Corresponding Author)
İskenderun Teknik University
tahir.ozcan@iste.edu.tr | 0000000000000000

Anıl Çetinkaya (2)

İskenderun Teknik Üniversitesi
anil.cetinkaya@iste.edu.tr | 0000-0001-7192-9894

Merve Nilay Aydın (3)

İskenderun teknik üniversitesi
mnilay.aydin@iste.edu.tr | 0000-0002-2580-0501

Nurçin Killi Yozukmaz (4)

nurcinkilli@mu.edu.tr | 0000-0002-6095-2674

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