A Paradigm Shift in the Trophic Importance of Jellyfish?

@article{Hays2018APS,
  title={A Paradigm Shift in the Trophic Importance of Jellyfish?},
  author={Graeme C. Hays and Thomas K. Doyle and Jonathan D. R. Houghton},
  journal={Trends in ecology \& evolution},
  year={2018},
  volume={33 11},
  pages={
          874-884
        }
}
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