Shifts in trait-based and taxonomic macrofauna community structure along a 27-year time-series in the south-eastern North Sea.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Julia Meyer, Ingrid Kröncke
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Dogger Bank; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226410; https://doaj.org/article/e7642beb0103401c92bb0302079d74b9

Current research revealed distinct changes in ecosystem functions, and thus in ecosystem stability and resilience, caused by changes in community structure and diversity loss. Benthic species play an important role in benthic-pelagic coupling, such as through the remineralization of deposited organi...