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After the Fall: Legacy Effects of Biogenic Structure on Wind-Generated Ecosystem Processes Following Mussel Bed Collapse [PDF]

, 2019
Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) are ecosystem engineers with strong effects on species diversity and abundances. Mussel beds appear to be declining in the Gulf of Maine, apparently due to climate change and predation by the invasive green crab, Carcinus ...
Commito, John A., Como, Serena, Jones, Brittany R., Jones, Mitchell A., Winders, Sondra E.   +4 more
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First Insights on Photoreceptor Organ Ultrastructure in Marine Chaetonotida (Gastrotricha): Species of Xenotrichula and Draculiciteria (Xenotrichulidae)

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Marine gastrotrichs inhabit sediments with limited available light, yet evidence suggests that photoreceptor organs are present throughout the phylum Gastrotricha. Here, we confirm this proposition with ultrastructural descriptions of photoreceptive organs in two species of Xenotrichulidae (Order Chaetonotida) that lack pigmented ocelli ...
Thiago Quintão Araújo, Rick Hochberg
wiley   +1 more source

Structured machine learning modeling to support conservation of deep‐sea benthic biodiversity

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Biodiversity monitoring programs need to deliver accurate, timely, and actionable predictions. To establish a predictive monitoring program for deep‐sea benthos of the Santos Basin, Brazil, we developed a two‐stage structured model that allowed comparison of biodiversity predictions obtained from environmental simulations (2M‐Sim).
Gustavo Fonseca, Danilo C. Vieira, Juliane C. Carneiro, Renato S. Carreira, Milena Ceccopieri, Thais N. Corbisier, Adriana Galindo Dalto, Alberto G. Figueiredo Jr., Fabiane Gallucci, Paula Gheller, Simone Brito de Jesus, Helena Passeri Lavrado, Letícia Lazzari, Eduardo Hilzendeger Marcon, Daniel Leite Moreira, Rafael Bendayan de Moura, Ellen Pape, Ana Cláudia Aoki Santarosa, João Regis dos Santos Filho, Silvia Helena de Mello e Sousa, Thaisa Marques Vicente, Luciana Erika Yaginuma, Cinthia Yamashita, Wandrey Watanabe   +23 more
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Change in the meiofauna community structure of sandy beaches of the Nuevo Gulf (Chubut, Argentina)

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2012
The composition and distribution of the benthic meiofauna assemblages of the Nuevo Gulf (Chubut, Argentina) are described in relation to abiotic variables.
Carlos A. Harguinteguy, M. Noelia Cofré, Catalina T. Pastor de Ward   +2 more
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Environmental DNA metabarcoding of intertidal meiofauna sheds light on its potential for habitat discovery

Ecological Indicators, 2023
Benthic meiofauna is a fundamental component of food webs and nutrient exchange of marine ecosystems. However, its diversity pattern and ecology of intertidal meiofauna remain poorly understood because the studies are often constrained by morphology ...
Meng Wang, Timur Yergaliyev, Changhai Sun, Joey Genevieve Martinez, Beixin Wang   +4 more
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Meiofauna

Current Biology
Christopher Laumer introduces meiofauna - a community of microscopic animals and microbial eukaryotes that occur in aquatic habitats, often in the sediment.
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Understanding marine biodiversity patterns and drivers: The fall of Icarus

Marine Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Biodiversity patterns are fundamental in our understanding of the distribution of life, ecosystem function, and conservation. In this concept analysis, A survey of the existing knowledge on marine biodiversity patterns and drivers across latitudes, longitudes, and depths indicates that none of the postulated patterns represent a rule.
Roberto Danovaro
wiley   +1 more source

State of the art of the meiofauna of Brazilian Sandy Beaches

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
In Brazil, meiofauna studies began in the middle of last century, but they adopted a purely taxonomical approach, describing species from various zoological groups. After this first step, this benthic group was largely neglected until the end of the 20th
Tatiana Fabricio Maria, Adriane Pereira Wandeness, André Morgado Esteves   +2 more
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Low‐Head Dam Removal Restores Biofilm Structure but Not Function in a Temperate Stream

International Review of Hydrobiology, Volume 111, Issue 1, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Barrier removal is a common stream restoration practice aimed at restoring longitudinal connectivity, yet its effects on biofilm structure and function, through alteration of near‐bed hydrodynamics, remain unclear. Using a space‐for‐time substitution approach, we assessed how the presence and removal of a low‐head dam affect biofilm structure ...
Julia Pasqualini, Christine Anlanger, Clara Mendoza‐Lera, Patrick Fink, Andreas Lorke, Markus Weitere, Ulisses Nunes da Rocha, Kay Knöller, Travis Meador, Mario Brauns   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abundance of Meiofauna and Physical-Chemical Parameters as Water Quality Indicator

Ilmu Kelautan, 2019
The zone of Losari Coast is an icon of Makassar city, however increase activity of surrounding communities causes a decrease in the water quality. Meiofauna is an effective benthic organism used as an indicator of water quality.
Muh Sri Yusal, Muh Aris Marfai, Suwarno Hadisusanto, Nurul Khakhim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source