Revealing higher than expected meiofaunal diversity in Antarctic sediments: a metabarcoding approach

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Fonseca, V.G., Sinniger, F., Gaspar, J.M., Quince, C., Creer, S., Power, D.M., Peck, L.S., Clark, M.S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Rothera; Antarc*; Copepods
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517209/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517209/1/Fonseca.pdf; http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-06687-x

An increasing number of studies are showing that Antarctic mega- and macrofauna are highly diverse, however, little is known about meiofaunal biodiversity in sediment communities, which are a vital part of a healthy and functional ecosystem. This is the first study to analyse community DNA (targetin...