Is the meiofauna a good indicator for climate change and anthropogenic impacts?

D Zeppilli, J Sarrazin, D Leduc, PM Arbizu… - Marine Biodiversity, 2015 - Springer
Our planet is changing, and one of the most pressing challenges facing the scientific
community revolves around understanding how ecological communities respond to global …

Consumers mediate the effects of experimental ocean acidification and warming on primary producers

C Alsterberg, JS Eklöf, L Gamfeldt… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - pnas.org
It is well known that ocean acidification can have profound impacts on marine organisms.
However, we know little about the direct and indirect effects of ocean acidification and also …

Going under: The implications of sea‐level rise and reduced light availability on intertidal primary production

GJL Flowers, HR Needham, RH Bulmer… - Limnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Estuarine intertidal flats are known for high rates of primary production, however, globally
these ecosystems are under threat from rising sea‐level and accelerated inputs of terrestrial …

Temperature driven changes in benthic bacterial diversity influences biogeochemical cycling in coastal sediments

N Hicks, X Liu, R Gregory, J Kenny, A Lucaci… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Marine sediments are important sites for global biogeochemical cycling, mediated by
macrofauna and microalgae. However, it is the microorganisms that drive these key …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal stress affects bioturbators' burrowing behavior: A mesocosm experiment on common cockles (Cerastoderma edule)

Z Zhou, TJ Bouma, GS Fivash, T Ysebaert… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The intensity of marine heatwaves is increasing due to climate change. Heatwaves may
affect macroinvertebrates' bioturbating behavior in intertidal areas, thereby altering the …

Experimental climate change weakens the insurance effect of biodiversity

JS Eklöf, C Alsterberg, JN Havenhand… - Ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystems are simultaneously affected by biodiversity loss and climate change, but we
know little about how these factors interact. We predicted that climate warming and CO 2 …

Hidden players—Meiofauna mediate Ecosystem effects of Anthropogenic disturbances in the ocean

M Schratzberger, R Danovaro, J Ingels… - New horizons in …, 2023 - Springer
Humans have used, and had effects on, marine ecosystems throughout history. As the
human population and its economic activities increase, these effects intensify. Yet, our …

Heat and dissolved oxygen exchanges between the sediment and water column in a shallow salty lagoon

A de la Fuente - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Dissolved oxygen (DO) and heat exchanges across the water‐sediment interface (WSI) of a
shallow lagoon are controlled by processes occurring on both sides of the WSI, particularly …

Living on cold substrata: new insights and approaches in the study of microphytobenthos ecophysiology and ecology in Kongsfjorden

U Karsten, I Schaub, J Woelfel, DS Sevilgen… - The Ecosystem of …, 2019 - Springer
Organisms in shallow waters at high latitudes are under pressure due to climate change.
These areas are typically inhabited by microphytobenthos (MPB) communities, composed …

[PDF][PDF] Soft-sediment communities

JE Byers, JH Grabowski - Marine community ecology and …, 2014 - jebyers.ecology.uga.edu
10 arine sediments constitute one of the largest habitat types on Earth, covering roughly
80% of the ocean bottom (Lenihan and Micheli 2001; Nybakken and Bertness 2005). As a …