Influencia de variables ambientales en los varamientos de medusas en playas del estrecho de Gibraltar. Evolución de las poblaciones observadas y sus ciclos de vida

Massive jellyfish blooming on Spanish coasts is a phenomenon with relevant social-economic implications. The aim of this study is to combine the changes in the abundance of these organisms along three beaches of the Straits of Gibraltar with the environmental variability, and to analyze their influence. Monitoring the observed populations and studying the biological cycles of these cnidarians completed a school project carried out from October 2014 to March 2016. This research was coordinated by scientists at the Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (ICMAN-CSIC) and it is a clear example of the so-called citizen science.