Ecology and biogeography of free-living nematodes associated with chemosynthetic environments in the deep sea : a review
Background: Here, insight is provided into the present knowledge on free-living nematodes associated with chemosynthetic environments in the deep sea. It was investigated if the same trends of high standing stock, low diversity, and the dominance of a specialized fauna, as observed for macro-inverte...
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ftunivgent:oai:archive.ugent.be:1048827 2023-10-01T03:54:23+02:00 Ecology and biogeography of free-living nematodes associated with chemosynthetic environments in the deep sea : a review Vanreusel, Ann De Groote, Annelies Gollner, Sabine Bright, Monika 2010 application/pdf https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/1048827 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-1048827 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012449 https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/1048827/file/1048839 eng eng info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/226354 https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/1048827 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-1048827 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012449 https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/1048827/file/1048839 No license (in copyright) info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess PLOS ONE ISSN: 1932-6203 Biology and Life Sciences NORTH-SEA deep sea nematodes cold seeps hydrothermal vents EAST PACIFIC RISE MOSBY-MUD-VOLCANO HYDROTHERMAL VENT COMMUNITIES COLD-SEEP COMMUNITIES CENTRAL ARCTIC-OCEAN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE GARDEN BRINE SEEP MARINE NEMATODES GULF-OF-MEXICO journalArticle info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2010 ftunivgent https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012449 2023-09-06T22:22:53Z Background: Here, insight is provided into the present knowledge on free-living nematodes associated with chemosynthetic environments in the deep sea. It was investigated if the same trends of high standing stock, low diversity, and the dominance of a specialized fauna, as observed for macro-invertebrates, are also present in the nematodes in both vents and seeps. Methodology: This review is based on existing literature, in combination with integrated analysis of datasets, obtained through the Census of Marine Life program on Biogeography of Deep-Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems (ChEss). Findings: Nematodes are often thriving in the sulphidic sediments of deep cold seeps, with standing stock values ocassionaly exceeding largely the numbers at background sites. Vents seem not characterized by elevated densities. Both chemosynthetic driven ecosystems are showing low nematode diversity, and high dominance of single species. Genera richness seems inversely correlated to vent and seep fluid emissions, associated with distinct habitat types. Deep-sea cold seeps and hydrothermal vents are, however, highly dissimilar in terms of community composition and dominant taxa. There is no unique affinity of particular nematode taxa with seeps or vents. Conclusions: It seems that shallow water relatives, rather than typical deep-sea taxa, have successfully colonized the reduced sediments of seeps at large water depth. For vents, the taxonomic similarity with adjacent regular sediments is much higher, supporting rather the importance of local adaptation, than that of long distance distribution. Likely the ephemeral nature of vents, its long distance offshore and the absence of pelagic transport mechanisms, have prevented so far the establishment of a successful and typical vent nematode fauna. Some future perspectives in meiofauna research are provided in order to get a more integrated picture of vent and seep biological processes, including all components of the marine ecosystem. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Ghent University Academic Bibliography Arctic Arctic Ocean Mid-Atlantic Ridge Pacific PLoS ONE 5 8 e12449 |
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Biology and Life Sciences NORTH-SEA deep sea nematodes cold seeps hydrothermal vents EAST PACIFIC RISE MOSBY-MUD-VOLCANO HYDROTHERMAL VENT COMMUNITIES COLD-SEEP COMMUNITIES CENTRAL ARCTIC-OCEAN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE GARDEN BRINE SEEP MARINE NEMATODES GULF-OF-MEXICO |
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Biology and Life Sciences NORTH-SEA deep sea nematodes cold seeps hydrothermal vents EAST PACIFIC RISE MOSBY-MUD-VOLCANO HYDROTHERMAL VENT COMMUNITIES COLD-SEEP COMMUNITIES CENTRAL ARCTIC-OCEAN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE GARDEN BRINE SEEP MARINE NEMATODES GULF-OF-MEXICO Vanreusel, Ann De Groote, Annelies Gollner, Sabine Bright, Monika Ecology and biogeography of free-living nematodes associated with chemosynthetic environments in the deep sea : a review |
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Biology and Life Sciences NORTH-SEA deep sea nematodes cold seeps hydrothermal vents EAST PACIFIC RISE MOSBY-MUD-VOLCANO HYDROTHERMAL VENT COMMUNITIES COLD-SEEP COMMUNITIES CENTRAL ARCTIC-OCEAN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE GARDEN BRINE SEEP MARINE NEMATODES GULF-OF-MEXICO |
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Background: Here, insight is provided into the present knowledge on free-living nematodes associated with chemosynthetic environments in the deep sea. It was investigated if the same trends of high standing stock, low diversity, and the dominance of a specialized fauna, as observed for macro-invertebrates, are also present in the nematodes in both vents and seeps. Methodology: This review is based on existing literature, in combination with integrated analysis of datasets, obtained through the Census of Marine Life program on Biogeography of Deep-Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems (ChEss). Findings: Nematodes are often thriving in the sulphidic sediments of deep cold seeps, with standing stock values ocassionaly exceeding largely the numbers at background sites. Vents seem not characterized by elevated densities. Both chemosynthetic driven ecosystems are showing low nematode diversity, and high dominance of single species. Genera richness seems inversely correlated to vent and seep fluid emissions, associated with distinct habitat types. Deep-sea cold seeps and hydrothermal vents are, however, highly dissimilar in terms of community composition and dominant taxa. There is no unique affinity of particular nematode taxa with seeps or vents. Conclusions: It seems that shallow water relatives, rather than typical deep-sea taxa, have successfully colonized the reduced sediments of seeps at large water depth. For vents, the taxonomic similarity with adjacent regular sediments is much higher, supporting rather the importance of local adaptation, than that of long distance distribution. Likely the ephemeral nature of vents, its long distance offshore and the absence of pelagic transport mechanisms, have prevented so far the establishment of a successful and typical vent nematode fauna. Some future perspectives in meiofauna research are provided in order to get a more integrated picture of vent and seep biological processes, including all components of the marine ecosystem. |
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Ecology and biogeography of free-living nematodes associated with chemosynthetic environments in the deep sea : a review |
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Ecology and biogeography of free-living nematodes associated with chemosynthetic environments in the deep sea : a review |
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Ecology and biogeography of free-living nematodes associated with chemosynthetic environments in the deep sea : a review |
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Ecology and biogeography of free-living nematodes associated with chemosynthetic environments in the deep sea : a review |
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Ecology and biogeography of free-living nematodes associated with chemosynthetic environments in the deep sea : a review |
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