Walking with worms: coral-associated epifaunal nematodes
To study the community structure and habitat preferences of the Epsilonematidae and Draconematidae in coral degradation zones. To assess the contribution of different localities and microhabitats to meiobenthic diversity in such ecosystems. To discuss dispersive capacities and the occurrence of cryp...
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ftunivgent:oai:archive.ugent.be:611636 2023-06-11T04:15:07+02:00 Walking with worms: coral-associated epifaunal nematodes Raes, Maarten Decraemer, Wilfrida Vanreusel, Ann 2008 application/pdf https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/611636 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-611636 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01945.x https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/611636/file/626247 eng eng https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/611636 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-611636 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01945.x https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/611636/file/626247 No license (in copyright) info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY ISSN: 0305-0270 Biology and Life Sciences journalArticle info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2008 ftunivgent https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01945.x 2023-05-10T22:21:20Z To study the community structure and habitat preferences of the Epsilonematidae and Draconematidae in coral degradation zones. To assess the contribution of different localities and microhabitats to meiobenthic diversity in such ecosystems. To discuss dispersive capacities and the occurrence of cryptic species in meiobenthic organisms. Porcupine Seabight (north-east Atlantic Ocean; continental slope) and a transect along the Kenyan coast (Indian Ocean; shallow lagoon). In the north-east Atlantic, dead coral fragments, sponge skeletons and sediment were collected with a boxcorer. Along the Kenyan coast, dead coral fragments and coral gravel were collected during snorkelling and skin diving. Only nematodes belonging to the families Epsilonematidae and Draconematidae were considered. Community structure was analysed using multivariate techniques. Biodiversity was represented via rarefaction curves. Additive partitioning of species diversity was conducted. Turnover between microhabitats within locations and between locations within microhabitats were compared in a ternary plot. Twelve epsilonematid and five draconematid species were found in the Porcupine Seabight. In Kenya, 39 epsilonematid and 20 draconematid species were distinguished. Three species were found at both sampling locations. A table with the known distribution of all currently described species encountered in our study area is provided. At both sampling locations, the communities on coral fragments were significantly different from those in the other microhabitats, and were most diverse. In Kenya, species richness was mainly determined by local diversity and by turnover between localities. The contribution of beta-diversity decreased when abundance data were analysed. Turnover between microhabitats and between coral samples from different localities was higher than turnover between locations for gravel samples. Coral fragments were recognized as favourable substrata for typically epifaunal nematodes. Species-specific habitat preferences were ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic Ghent University Academic Bibliography Indian Porcupine Seabight ENVELOPE(-13.000,-13.000,50.500,50.500) Journal of Biogeography 35 12 2207 2222 |
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To study the community structure and habitat preferences of the Epsilonematidae and Draconematidae in coral degradation zones. To assess the contribution of different localities and microhabitats to meiobenthic diversity in such ecosystems. To discuss dispersive capacities and the occurrence of cryptic species in meiobenthic organisms. Porcupine Seabight (north-east Atlantic Ocean; continental slope) and a transect along the Kenyan coast (Indian Ocean; shallow lagoon). In the north-east Atlantic, dead coral fragments, sponge skeletons and sediment were collected with a boxcorer. Along the Kenyan coast, dead coral fragments and coral gravel were collected during snorkelling and skin diving. Only nematodes belonging to the families Epsilonematidae and Draconematidae were considered. Community structure was analysed using multivariate techniques. Biodiversity was represented via rarefaction curves. Additive partitioning of species diversity was conducted. Turnover between microhabitats within locations and between locations within microhabitats were compared in a ternary plot. Twelve epsilonematid and five draconematid species were found in the Porcupine Seabight. In Kenya, 39 epsilonematid and 20 draconematid species were distinguished. Three species were found at both sampling locations. A table with the known distribution of all currently described species encountered in our study area is provided. At both sampling locations, the communities on coral fragments were significantly different from those in the other microhabitats, and were most diverse. In Kenya, species richness was mainly determined by local diversity and by turnover between localities. The contribution of beta-diversity decreased when abundance data were analysed. Turnover between microhabitats and between coral samples from different localities was higher than turnover between locations for gravel samples. Coral fragments were recognized as favourable substrata for typically epifaunal nematodes. Species-specific habitat preferences were ... |
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