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Spatiotemporal patterns of jellyfish distribution along the Maharashtra coast, India. <i>Regional Studies in Marine Science 95</i>: 104869. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2026.104869\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2026.104869</a>","BEntID":435694,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":0,"wosflag":1,"vabbflag":0,"RefStringPartII":". <i>Regional Studies in Marine Science 95</i>: 104869. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2026.104869\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2026.104869</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":0,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Ashpel Mano, M.R.; Ramkumar, S.; Landge, A.T.; Abuthagir Iburahim, S.; Nikhil, K.; Angmo, S.; Ramteke, K.; Nayak, B.B.; Suryapraba, V.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Ashpel Mano, M.R. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"Jellyfish aggregations have substantial ecological, economic, and societal impacts, yet their spatiotemporal dynamics are poorly understood in tropical regions. 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