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Meiofauna in a Potential Deep-Sea Mining Area—Influence of Temporal and Spatial Variability on Small-Scale Abundance Models [PDF]
Diversity, 2020 In large areas of the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (northeast Pacific), exploration of deep-sea polymetallic nodules as a potential source of high-technology metals is ongoing. Deep-sea mining may have a severe impact on the benthic communities. Here,
Katja Uhlenkott +4 more
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Short-term microplastic effects on marine meiofauna abundance, diversity and community composition [PDF]
PeerJBackground Due to the copious disposal of plastics, marine ecosystems receive a large part of this waste. Microplastics (MPs) are solid particles smaller than 5 millimeters in size. Among the plastic polymers, polystyrene (PS) is one of the most commonly
Flávia J.L. de França +5 more
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Boletim do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego, 2013 Meiofauna is an ecologically heterogeneous group that occupies a variety of benthic habitats in marine environments. Meiofauna is defined in terms of size and habitat.
Luciana Monteiro Lage, Ricardo Coutinho
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Intra- and inter-spatial variability of meiofauna in hadal trenches is linked to microbial activity and food availability [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Hadal trenches are depocenters for organic material, and host intensified benthic microbial activity. The enhanced deposition is presumed to be reflected in elevated meiofaunal standing-stock, but available studies are ambiguous. Here, we investigate the
M. Shimabukuro +6 more
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Meiofauna in Tropical Montane Streams: Biotic and Abiotic Factors Regulating Communities
Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2023 Meiofauna is a group of heterotrophic organisms smaller than macroinvertebrates but larger than microfauna and characterized by groups such as testate amoebae, ciliates, and nematodes.
Josue Santiago-Vera, Alonso Ramírez
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Recovery of deep-sea meiofauna community in Kaikōura Canyon following an earthquake-triggered turbidity flow [PDF]
PeerJTurbidity flows can transport massive amounts of sediment across large distances with dramatic, long-lasting impacts on deep-sea benthic communities. The 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake triggered a canyon-flushing event in Kaikōura Canyon, New Zealand ...
Katharine T. Bigham +5 more
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Littoral meiofauna community structure in San Julián bay, Santa Cruz province, Argentina
Ecología Austral, 2023 For the first time, standing stocks and community structure have been reported in San Julián Bay, located in the Santa Cruz province, toward the southern tip of South America, within the sub-Antarctic region.
Virginia Lo Russo +2 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2021 Three new species of Mesacanthion Filipjev, 1927 were found along Patagonian coasts (Argentina). Mesacanthion bifidum sp. nov. is characterized by short labial and cephalic setae, onchia of equal size, spicule arcuate, and gubernaculum with caudal ...
Virginia Lo Russo +1 more
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Jurnal Ilmu Lingkungan, 2022 Pesisir merupakan kawasan yang rentan mengalami penurunan kualitas perairan akibat masuknya bahan-bahan pencemar hasil aktivitas antropogenik dari daratan.
Muh Sri Yusal, Ahmad Hasyim
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Diversity, 2020 Time-series studies at the LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) observatory HAUSGARTEN have yielded the world’s longest time-series on deep-sea meiofauna and thus provide a decent basis to investigate the variability in deep-sea meiobenthic communities ...
Thomas Soltwedel +2 more
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