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

Is the meiofauna a good indicator for climate change and anthropogenic impacts?
Is the meiofauna a good indicator for climate change and anthropogenic impacts?
Our planet is changing, and one of the most pressing challenges facing the scientific community revolves around understanding how ecological communities respond to global changes. From coastal to deep-sea ecosystems, ecologists are exploring new areas of research to find model organisms that help predict the future of life on our planet. Among the different categories of organisms, meiofauna offer several advantages for the study of marine benthic ecosystems. This paper reviews the advances in the study of meiofauna with regard to climate change and anthropogenic impacts. Four taxonomic groups are valuable for predicting global changes: foraminifers (especially calcareous forms), nematodes, copepods and ostracods. Environmental variables are fundamental in the interpretation of meiofaunal patterns and multistressor experiments are more informative than single stressor ones, revealing complex ecological and biological interactions. Global change has a general negative effect on meiofauna, with important consequences on benthic food webs. However, some meiofaunal species can be favoured by the extreme conditions induced by global change, as they can exhibit remarkable physiological adaptations. This review highlights the need to incorporate studies on taxonomy, genetics and function of meiofaunal taxa into global change impact research.
Meiofauna, Climate change, Anthropogenic impacts, Biomonitoring, Natural observations and experimental studies
1867-1616
505-535
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Zeppilli, Daniela, Sarrazin, Jozée, Leduc, Daniel, Arbizu, Pedro Martinez, Fontaneto, Diego, Fontanier, Christophe, Gooday, Andrew J., Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg, Ivanenko, Viatcheslav N., Sørensen, Martin V., Vanreusel, Ann, Thébault, Julien, Mea, Marianna, Allio, Noémie, Andro, Thomas, Arvigo, Alexandre, Castrec, Justine, Danielo, Morgan, Foulon, Valentin, Fumeron, Raphaelle, Hermabessiere, Ludovic, Hulot, Vivien, James, Tristan, Langonne-Augen, Roxanne, Le Bot, Tangi, Long, Marc, Mahabror, Dendy, Morel, Quentin, Pantalos, Michael, Pouplard, Etienne, Raimondeau, Laura, Rio-Cabello, Antoine, Seite, Sarah, Traisnel, Gwendoline, Urvoy, Kevin, Van Der Stegen, Thomas, Weyand, Mariam and Fernandes, David (2015) Is the meiofauna a good indicator for climate change and anthropogenic impacts? Marine Biodiversity, 45 (3), 505-535. (doi:10.1007/s12526-015-0359-z).

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Abstract

Our planet is changing, and one of the most pressing challenges facing the scientific community revolves around understanding how ecological communities respond to global changes. From coastal to deep-sea ecosystems, ecologists are exploring new areas of research to find model organisms that help predict the future of life on our planet. Among the different categories of organisms, meiofauna offer several advantages for the study of marine benthic ecosystems. This paper reviews the advances in the study of meiofauna with regard to climate change and anthropogenic impacts. Four taxonomic groups are valuable for predicting global changes: foraminifers (especially calcareous forms), nematodes, copepods and ostracods. Environmental variables are fundamental in the interpretation of meiofaunal patterns and multistressor experiments are more informative than single stressor ones, revealing complex ecological and biological interactions. Global change has a general negative effect on meiofauna, with important consequences on benthic food webs. However, some meiofaunal species can be favoured by the extreme conditions induced by global change, as they can exhibit remarkable physiological adaptations. This review highlights the need to incorporate studies on taxonomy, genetics and function of meiofaunal taxa into global change impact research.

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Published date: September 2015
Keywords: Meiofauna, Climate change, Anthropogenic impacts, Biomonitoring, Natural observations and experimental studies
Organisations: Marine Biogeochemistry

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Local EPrints ID: 398754
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/398754
DOI: doi:10.1007/s12526-015-0359-z
ISSN: 1867-1616
PURE UUID: 10bf9b59-c41d-413c-b3a6-30582faade7e

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 01:41

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Author: Daniela Zeppilli
Author: Jozée Sarrazin
Author: Daniel Leduc
Author: Pedro Martinez Arbizu
Author: Diego Fontaneto
Author: Christophe Fontanier
Author: Andrew J. Gooday
Author: Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen
Author: Viatcheslav N. Ivanenko
Author: Martin V. Sørensen
Author: Ann Vanreusel
Author: Julien Thébault
Author: Marianna Mea
Author: Noémie Allio
Author: Thomas Andro
Author: Alexandre Arvigo
Author: Justine Castrec
Author: Morgan Danielo
Author: Valentin Foulon
Author: Raphaelle Fumeron
Author: Ludovic Hermabessiere
Author: Vivien Hulot
Author: Tristan James
Author: Roxanne Langonne-Augen
Author: Tangi Le Bot
Author: Marc Long
Author: Dendy Mahabror
Author: Quentin Morel
Author: Michael Pantalos
Author: Etienne Pouplard
Author: Laura Raimondeau
Author: Antoine Rio-Cabello
Author: Sarah Seite
Author: Gwendoline Traisnel
Author: Kevin Urvoy
Author: Thomas Van Der Stegen
Author: Mariam Weyand
Author: David Fernandes

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