Biodiversity and ecology of meiofauna in extreme and changing environments
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DOI: 10.1007/s12526-017-0840-y
Abstract: Meiofauna (small interstitial animals and protists living in aquatic sediments) are ubiquitous. Owing to their high abundance and diversity, widespread distribution, rapid generation times and fast metabolic rates, meiofaunal organisms are important contributors to ecosystem… read more here.
Keywords: meiofauna; deep sea; meiofauna extreme; extreme changing ... See more keywords
Role of biodiversity in the biogeochemical processes at the water-sediment interface of macroporous river bed: An experimental approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.03.049
Abstract: This study highlights the effects of interaction between microbial, macro- and meiofauna on NO3--N and DOC reduction in macroporous stream sediment. The tested hypotheses are: the transformation of nutrients and dissolved organic matter (1) is… read more here.
Keywords: reduction; meiofauna; sediment; reduction rates ... See more keywords
The response of sandy beach meiofauna to nutrients from sea turtle eggs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2016.11.017
Abstract: Organic matter transfer across ecosystem boundaries strongly influences consumer populations and food web dynamics. Consequently, it is hypothesized that sandy beaches, which are organic matter-limited ecosystems and almost exclusively subsidized by allochthonous inputs, should respond… read more here.
Keywords: meiofauna; response; sandy beach; organic matter ... See more keywords
Inter fjord variations as a key contributor in the meiobenthic faunal distribution in the Arctic Kongsfjord, Svalbard
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100817
Abstract: Abstract The community pattern of meiobenthos in an inner and outer glacial fjord of Kongsfjord was analysed during this study. This study examined the hypothesis that there is a significant difference in the distribution of… read more here.
Keywords: meiofauna; fjord; faunal distribution; kongsfjord ... See more keywords