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It is द्वारा Lily Whiteman, National Science Foundation
Date: 09 March 2011. Find it at Live Science link


China, which is currently producing some of the world's biggest buildings, dams, ports and casinos, is probably also producing the world's biggest jellyfish. Almost every summer since 2002, billions of giant jellyfish — each weighing a maximum of 450 pounds (204 kilograms), bearing a घंटी, बेल reaching almost 7 feet (2 meters) in diameter, and trailed द्वारा a tangle of long, stinging tentacles — have floated daily into the Sea of Japan, wreaking havoc on the...
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This लेख is द्वारा Wynne Parry
Date: 20 October 2010 and is reproduced verbatim from link


They [jellyfish] sting, even kill, swimmers. They block the cooling systems of power plants. They clog fishing nets and kill penned salmon.

In हाल का years, reports of havoc caused द्वारा swarms of jellyfish have inspired speculation that these simple, otherworldly creatures are capitalizing on changes we have brought to ocean ecosystems.

Scientists are finding we could be jellyfish's potential benefactors. Overfishing relieves them of competition and predators. Nutrient-rich pollution can cause phytoplankton...
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