DNA metabarcoding reveals a diverse, omnivorous diet of Arctic amphipods during the polar night, with jellyfish and fish as major prey

Published in Frontiers in Marine Science · View the paper (DOI)

Scientists have discovered that tiny crustaceans, such as amphipods, prey on both living and dead jellyfish during the Arctic polar night. The study, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, found that these crustaceans shift to an omnivorous diet during this period, utilizing jellyfish as a key food source.

DNA metabarcoding reveals a diverse, omnivorous diet of Arctic amphipods during the polar night, with jellyfish and fish as major prey

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