Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology
Sedimentary habitats cover the vast majority of the ocean floor and constitute the largest ecosystem on Earth. These systems supply fundamental services to human beings, such as food production and nutrient recycling. It is well known that meiofauna are an abundant and ubiquitous component of sedime...
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| description | Sedimentary habitats cover the vast majority of the ocean floor and constitute the largest ecosystem on Earth. These systems supply fundamental services to human beings, such as food production and nutrient recycling. It is well known that meiofauna are an abundant and ubiquitous component of sediments, even though their biodiversity and importance in marine ecosystem functioning remain to be fully investigated. In this book, the meiofaunal biodiversity trends in marine habitats worldwide are documented, along with the collection of empirical evidence on their role in ecosystem services, such as the production, consumption, and decomposition of organic matter, and energy transfer to higher and lower trophic levels. Meiofaunal activities, like feeding and bioturbation, induce changes in several physico-chemical and biological properties of sediments, and might increase the resilience of the benthic ecosystem processes that are essential for the supply of ecosystem goods and services required by humans. As a key component of marine habitats, the taxonomical and functional aspects of the meiofaunal community are also used for the ecological assessment of the sediments’ quality status, providing important information on the anthropogenic impact of benthos. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-692582024-03-28T03:31:06Z Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology Semprucci, Federica Sandulli, Roberto benthos biodiversity key meiofauna taxonomy species richness β-diversity biological traits tropical marine freshwater Caribbean huntermaniidae cletodidae rhizotrichidae Nannopus Monstrillidae Monstrillopsis paradoxa sp. nov. Monstrillopsis planifrons morphological taxonomy tagmosis male genitalia pore pattern male/female matching marine invertebrate host semi-parasitic Korea free-living marine nematodes pictorial key macrofauna associated fauna biological substrate species diversity community ecology benthic ecology gastrotricha South America South Hemisphere nuclear genes ABGD BINs DNA barcoding mPTP dam impact estuary heavy metals free-living nematodes density diversity benthic foraminifera checklist Kuwait Arabian Gulf North Adriatic Sea trophic status prokaryotes ecosystem functioning sea turtles loggerheads marine biodiversity epibionts Florida Gulf of Mexico meiofauna paradox nematodes Nematoda hotspots phoresis epibiosis ciliophora suctorea nematoda ecology new species bioindicators thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere Sedimentary habitats cover the vast majority of the ocean floor and constitute the largest ecosystem on Earth. These systems supply fundamental services to human beings, such as food production and nutrient recycling. It is well known that meiofauna are an abundant and ubiquitous component of sediments, even though their biodiversity and importance in marine ecosystem functioning remain to be fully investigated. In this book, the meiofaunal biodiversity trends in marine habitats worldwide are documented, along with the collection of empirical evidence on their role in ecosystem services, such as the production, consumption, and decomposition of organic matter, and energy transfer to higher and lower trophic levels. Meiofaunal activities, like feeding and bioturbation, induce changes in several physico-chemical and biological properties of sediments, and might increase the resilience of the benthic ecosystem processes that are essential for the supply of ecosystem goods and services required by humans. As a key component of marine habitats, the taxonomical and functional aspects of the meiofaunal community are also used for the ecological assessment of the sediments’ quality status, providing important information on the anthropogenic impact of benthos. 2021-05-01T15:45:10Z 2021-05-01T15:45:10Z 2020 book ONIX_20210501_9783039431328_1004 9783039431328 9783039431335 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/69258 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3046 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3046 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-03943-133-5 10.3390/books978-3-03943-133-5 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783039431328 9783039431335 254 Basel, Switzerland open access |
| spellingShingle | benthos biodiversity key meiofauna taxonomy species richness β-diversity biological traits tropical marine freshwater Caribbean huntermaniidae cletodidae rhizotrichidae Nannopus Monstrillidae Monstrillopsis paradoxa sp. nov. Monstrillopsis planifrons morphological taxonomy tagmosis male genitalia pore pattern male/female matching marine invertebrate host semi-parasitic Korea free-living marine nematodes pictorial key macrofauna associated fauna biological substrate species diversity community ecology benthic ecology gastrotricha South America South Hemisphere nuclear genes ABGD BINs DNA barcoding mPTP dam impact estuary heavy metals free-living nematodes density diversity benthic foraminifera checklist Kuwait Arabian Gulf North Adriatic Sea trophic status prokaryotes ecosystem functioning sea turtles loggerheads marine biodiversity epibionts Florida Gulf of Mexico meiofauna paradox nematodes Nematoda hotspots phoresis epibiosis ciliophora suctorea nematoda ecology new species bioindicators thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology |
| title | Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology |
| title_full | Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology |
| title_fullStr | Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology |
| title_short | Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology |
| title_sort | meiofauna biodiversity and ecology |
| topic | benthos biodiversity key meiofauna taxonomy species richness β-diversity biological traits tropical marine freshwater Caribbean huntermaniidae cletodidae rhizotrichidae Nannopus Monstrillidae Monstrillopsis paradoxa sp. nov. Monstrillopsis planifrons morphological taxonomy tagmosis male genitalia pore pattern male/female matching marine invertebrate host semi-parasitic Korea free-living marine nematodes pictorial key macrofauna associated fauna biological substrate species diversity community ecology benthic ecology gastrotricha South America South Hemisphere nuclear genes ABGD BINs DNA barcoding mPTP dam impact estuary heavy metals free-living nematodes density diversity benthic foraminifera checklist Kuwait Arabian Gulf North Adriatic Sea trophic status prokaryotes ecosystem functioning sea turtles loggerheads marine biodiversity epibionts Florida Gulf of Mexico meiofauna paradox nematodes Nematoda hotspots phoresis epibiosis ciliophora suctorea nematoda ecology new species bioindicators thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere |
| topic_facet | benthos biodiversity key meiofauna taxonomy species richness β-diversity biological traits tropical marine freshwater Caribbean huntermaniidae cletodidae rhizotrichidae Nannopus Monstrillidae Monstrillopsis paradoxa sp. nov. Monstrillopsis planifrons morphological taxonomy tagmosis male genitalia pore pattern male/female matching marine invertebrate host semi-parasitic Korea free-living marine nematodes pictorial key macrofauna associated fauna biological substrate species diversity community ecology benthic ecology gastrotricha South America South Hemisphere nuclear genes ABGD BINs DNA barcoding mPTP dam impact estuary heavy metals free-living nematodes density diversity benthic foraminifera checklist Kuwait Arabian Gulf North Adriatic Sea trophic status prokaryotes ecosystem functioning sea turtles loggerheads marine biodiversity epibionts Florida Gulf of Mexico meiofauna paradox nematodes Nematoda hotspots phoresis epibiosis ciliophora suctorea nematoda ecology new species bioindicators thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere |
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