The effect of estuarine system on the meiofauna and nematodes in the East Siberian Sea

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Daria A. Portnova, Lesya A. Garlitska, Alexander A. Polukhin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Arctic; Kolyma; East Siberian Sea; Indigirka
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98641-1; https://doaj.org/article/b526f01738c14d6c91a2e8c5286159c0

Abstract Arctic meiofauna and nematodes were examined at 12 stations in the East Siberian Sea, covering a depth range of 13–59 m and an estuarine-shelf system from the Indigirka and Kolyma rivers to the adjacent shelf. Our data reveal the low diversity of the meiofauna at the East Siberian Sea shelf...