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Diversity, 2021 The Antarctic region is usually considered a pristine area. Nevertheless, regional warming effects and increasing human activities, including the presence of several research stations, are inducing considerable environmental changes that may affect the ...
Federica Semprucci +10 more
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Responses of an abyssal meiobenthic community to short-term burial with crushed nodule particles in the south-east Pacific [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2019 Increasing industrial metal demands due to rapid technological developments may drive the prospection and exploitation of deep-sea mineral resources such as polymetallic nodules.
L. Mevenkamp +7 more
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Response of the benthic biomass-size structure to a high-energy submarine canyon
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 IntroductionBody size regulates all biological processes, including growth, reproduction, metabolism, trophic interactions, etc., and is the master trait across organisms, populations, and communities.
Chueh-Chen Tung +4 more
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Drivers of Epilithic Biofilms in Greenland Streams: The Role of Nutrients, Temperature and Catchment Slope Across a Climate Gradient. [PDF]
Environ Microbiol RepMicrobial biofilms are crucial components in Arctic streams, and understanding how climate warming affects them is critical. Across three regions in Greenland, we found large differences in biofilm structure and their drivers. Our results suggest increased but region‐specific biofilm accumulation in Greenland streams under a warmer climate, which may ...
Moedt SM +6 more
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Microbiota Associated With <i>Ototyphlonemertes</i> Species (Nemertea, Hoplonemertea, Monostilifera, Ototyphlonemertidae) Reveal Evidence of Phylosymbiosis. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study explores phylosymbiosis, the connection between host phylogenetic relatedness and microbial community composition, in marine interstitial nemerteans. The research reveals compelling evidence of phylosymbiosis in these small aquatic animals, emphasizing the influence of host genetic relatedness on microbiome diversity. ABSTRACT Phylosymbiosis,
Leasi F +7 more
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First insights into the meiofauna community of a maerl bed in the Bay of Brest (Brittany)
Scientia Marina, 2022 Maerl beds, particularly those of Brittany, are important, structurally complex biogenic coastal habitats that form a unique ecosystem with high benthic biodiversity.
Federica Rebecchi +6 more
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Limnology and Oceanography Letters, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 692-706, October 2023., 2023 Abstract Invertebrate animals living at the seafloor make up a prominent component of life globally, spanning 10 orders of magnitude in body size over 71% of Earth's surface. However, integrating information across sizes and sampling methodologies has limited our understanding of the influence of natural variation, climate change and human activity ...
Henry A. Ruhl +9 more
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Scientia Marina, 2004 In order to study the distribution of meiobenthos (Metazoa and Foraminifera) at bathyal depths along a west-east productivity gradient in the Mediterranean Sea, stations along the continental slopes of the Balearic Sea, west Ionian and east Ionian Seas ...
Anastasios Tselepides +2 more
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Does the kinorhynch have a hydrophobic body surface? Measurement of the wettability of a meiobenthic metazoan [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 The body surface of aquatic invertebrates is generally thought to be hydrophilic to prevent the attachment of air bubbles. In contrast, some interstitial invertebrates, such as kinorhynchs and some crustaceans, have a hydrophobic body surface: they are ...
Daisuke Ishii +3 more
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