Latitudinal biodiversity patterns of meiofauna from sandy littoral beach
Meiofaunal samples from arctic (Bear Island, Franz Josef Land, Hopen, Kolguev), temperate (Baltic Sea, North Sea), subtropical (Tunisia, Greece), tropical (Emirates, Ghana) and antarctic sandy beaches were collected at the medium water mark. The highest average meiofaunal density was found in the te...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:65096 2023-05-15T13:57:19+02:00 Latitudinal biodiversity patterns of meiofauna from sandy littoral beach Kotwicki, L. Szymelfenig, M. De Troch, M. Urban-Malinga, B. Weslawski, J.M. 2005 http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=65096 en eng http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=65096 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess iBiodivers.+Conserv.+14i+461-474 Beaches Biodiversity Meiobenthos info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2005 ftvliz 2022-05-01T08:45:19Z Meiofaunal samples from arctic (Bear Island, Franz Josef Land, Hopen, Kolguev), temperate (Baltic Sea, North Sea), subtropical (Tunisia, Greece), tropical (Emirates, Ghana) and antarctic sandy beaches were collected at the medium water mark. The highest average meiofaunal density was found in the temperate zone (1300 individuals 10 cm –2 ) and the lowest in both polar regions: in arctic (79 individuals 10 cm –2 ) and in antarctic (35 individuals 10 cm –2 ) samples. Nematodes dominated the meiofauna community in warm regions, while turbellarians were more common in cold water regions. Sixteen higher taxa were recorded in tropical sites, while only eight taxa were observed in the sampled cold regions. This difference was mainly due to the presence of small specimens of macrofauna in the tropics. When only 'true meiofauna' higher taxa were compared, no latitudinal trends were found. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Bear Island Franz Josef Land Kolguev Hopen Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) Antarctic Arctic Bear Island ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) Franz Josef Land ENVELOPE(55.000,55.000,81.000,81.000) Hopen ENVELOPE(9.279,9.279,63.379,63.379) |
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Meiofaunal samples from arctic (Bear Island, Franz Josef Land, Hopen, Kolguev), temperate (Baltic Sea, North Sea), subtropical (Tunisia, Greece), tropical (Emirates, Ghana) and antarctic sandy beaches were collected at the medium water mark. The highest average meiofaunal density was found in the temperate zone (1300 individuals 10 cm –2 ) and the lowest in both polar regions: in arctic (79 individuals 10 cm –2 ) and in antarctic (35 individuals 10 cm –2 ) samples. Nematodes dominated the meiofauna community in warm regions, while turbellarians were more common in cold water regions. Sixteen higher taxa were recorded in tropical sites, while only eight taxa were observed in the sampled cold regions. This difference was mainly due to the presence of small specimens of macrofauna in the tropics. When only 'true meiofauna' higher taxa were compared, no latitudinal trends were found. |
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Kotwicki, L. Szymelfenig, M. De Troch, M. Urban-Malinga, B. Weslawski, J.M. |
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Kotwicki, L. Szymelfenig, M. De Troch, M. Urban-Malinga, B. Weslawski, J.M. |
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Latitudinal biodiversity patterns of meiofauna from sandy littoral beach |
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Latitudinal biodiversity patterns of meiofauna from sandy littoral beach |
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Latitudinal biodiversity patterns of meiofauna from sandy littoral beach |
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Latitudinal biodiversity patterns of meiofauna from sandy littoral beach |
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Latitudinal biodiversity patterns of meiofauna from sandy littoral beach |
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latitudinal biodiversity patterns of meiofauna from sandy littoral beach |
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2005 |
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ENVELOPE(-67.250,-67.250,-68.151,-68.151) ENVELOPE(55.000,55.000,81.000,81.000) ENVELOPE(9.279,9.279,63.379,63.379) |
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Antarctic Arctic Bear Island Franz Josef Land Hopen |
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Antarctic Arctic Bear Island Franz Josef Land Hopen |
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Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Bear Island Franz Josef Land Kolguev Hopen |
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Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Bear Island Franz Josef Land Kolguev Hopen |
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