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Higher alpha and gamma, but not beta diversity in tropical than in Mediterranean temporary ponds: A multi‐taxon spatiotemporal approach

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 68, Issue 10, Page 2402-2414, October 2023., 2023
Abstract The latitudinal diversity gradient predicts that tropical regions should have higher alpha, beta, and gamma diversity than temperate areas. However, only a few studies have assessed the temporal variability of the different components of diversity across climatic regions.
Ángel Gálvez, Andreu Castillo‐Escrivà, Anne Magurran, Iván Alambiaga, Fabián Bonilla, Antonio Camacho, Eduardo M. García‐Roger, Sanda Iepure, Javier Miralles‐Lorenzo, Juan S. Monrós, Carla Olmo, Antonio Picazo, Carmen Rojo, Juan Rueda, Mahmood Sasa, Mati Segura, Xavier Armengol, Francesc Mesquita‐Joanes   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Under‐ice plankton community response to snow removal experiment in bog lake

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 68, Issue 5, Page 1001-1018, May 2023., 2023
Abstract Although previously overlooked, winter is now seen as a period of significant biological activity in the annual cycle of north‐temperate lakes. Research suggests a future of reduced ice cover duration and altered snow conditions could significantly change the functioning of aquatic ecosystems.
Ellie Socha, Adrianna Gorsky, Noah R. Lottig, Gretchen Gerrish, Emily C. Whitaker, Hilary A. Dugan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Mud to Meat: Comparative Metabarcoding Reveals Two Different Evolutionary Paths to Carnivory in a Group of Meiofaunal Annelids. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
ABSTRACT Evolutionary transitions to carnivory represent profound shifts in feeding mode that are often accompanied by widespread changes in organismal function, behaviour and ecology. Such transitions have evolved numerous times among animals, and predator–prey interactions have been major drivers of animal evolution.
Mack JM, Bely AE.
europepmc   +2 more sources

An evaluation of crustacean and rotifer diversity and composition in a temporary pond metacommunity: Comparing results from field samples and a hatching experiment

Freshwater Biology, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 378-390, March 2023., 2023
Abstract Many aquatic invertebrates that inhabit temporary ponds produce resting forms to overcome the dry period, building up the egg bank. When the wet phase returns, the resting forms hatch and the community is restored, and then pioneer species may have a major influence on how the pond community will assemble. We aimed to evaluate the diversity of
Maria Bisquert‐Ribes, Alex Martínez, Andreu Castillo‐Escrivà, Ángel Gálvez, Sanda Iepure, Berenice de Manuel, Maria Marinho, Fabio Martins, Carla Olmo, Francesc Mesquita‐Joanes, Xavier Armengol   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptome data reveal Syndermatan relationships and suggest the evolution of endoparasitism in Acanthocephala via an epizoic stage.

PLoS ONE, 2014
The taxon Syndermata comprises the biologically interesting wheel animals ("Rotifera": Bdelloidea + Monogononta + Seisonidea) and thorny-headed worms (Acanthocephala), and is central for testing superordinate phylogenetic hypotheses (Platyzoa, Gnathifera)
Alexandra R Wey-Fabrizius, Holger Herlyn, Benjamin Rieger, David Rosenkranz, Alexander Witek, David B Mark Welch, Ingo Ebersberger, Thomas Hankeln   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fine structure of the retrocerebral organ in the rotifer Trichocerca similis (Monogononta)

Invertebrate Biology, Volume 142, Issue 1, March 2023., 2023
Abstract The retrocerebral organ (RCO) is a complex glandular system that is widely distributed across species of phylum Rotifera (sensu stricto). This system is hypothesized to secrete mucus that aids in benthic locomotion, adhesion, and/or reproduction.
Rick Hochberg, Thiago Q. Araújo, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Jonathon E. Mohl, Robert L. Wallace   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

EST based phylogenomics of Syndermata questions monophyly of Eurotatoria

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2008
Background The metazoan taxon Syndermata comprising Rotifera (in the classical sense of Monogononta+Bdelloidea+Seisonidea) and Acanthocephala has raised several hypotheses connected to the phylogeny of these animal groups and the included subtaxa.
Bucher Gregor, Boell Louis, Meyer Achim, Herlyn Holger, Witek Alexander, Hankeln Thomas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extremely high abundances of Prasiola crispa-associated micrometazoans in East Antarctica

Polar Research, 2022
To elucidate poorly known aspects of the microscopic metazoan distribution in ice-free parts of the Antarctic, we examined samples of the multicellular terrestrial alga Prasiola crispa, collected over the last decade in different parts of continental ...
Dzmitry A. Lukashanets, Yury H. Hihiniak, Vladislav Y. Miamin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feeding habits and multifunctional classification of soil‐associated consumers from protists to vertebrates

Biological Reviews, Volume 97, Issue 3, Page 1057-1117, June 2022., 2022
ABSTRACT Soil organisms drive major ecosystem functions by mineralising carbon and releasing nutrients during decomposition processes, which supports plant growth, aboveground biodiversity and, ultimately, human nutrition. Soil ecologists often operate with functional groups to infer the effects of individual taxa on ecosystem functions and services ...
Anton M. Potapov, Frédéric Beaulieu, Klaus Birkhofer, Sarah L. Bluhm, Maxim I. Degtyarev, Miloslav Devetter, Anton A. Goncharov, Konstantin B. Gongalsky, Bernhard Klarner, Daniil I. Korobushkin, Dana F. Liebke, Mark Maraun, Rory J. Mc Donnell, Melanie M. Pollierer, Ina Schaefer, Julia Shrubovych, Irina I. Semenyuk, Alberto Sendra, Jiri Tuma, Michala Tůmová, Anna B. Vassilieva, Ting‐Wen Chen, Stefan Geisen, Olaf Schmidt, Alexei V. Tiunov, Stefan Scheu   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dispersal of pollen and invertebrates by wind in contrasting Arctic habitats of Svalbard [PDF]

Polish Polar Research, 2023
Although Svalbard archipelago is considered as a natural laboratory for the environmental studies in the High Arctic, the knowledge on the transport and diversity of bioaerosols (aeroplankton) in the atmosphere is poorly recognized.
Łukasz Grewling, Ronald Laniecki, Mikołaj Jastrzębski, Julia Borkowska, Zofia Marek, Katarzyna Kondrat, Zofia Nowak, Michał Zacharyasiewicz, Marcelina Małecka, Barbara Valle, Beata Messyasz, Krzysztof Zawierucha   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source