Life upside-down: review of ecological roles of Cassiopea (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) in marine ecosystems—a look at the Western Atlantic

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  2025

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  Discover Ecology

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  2025-08-07

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  DOI 10.1007/s44396-025-00006-9
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