03 |
Harris 1972HARRIS RP. 1972. The distribution and ecology of the interstitial meiofauna of a sandy beach at Whitsand Bay, East Cornwall. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 52: 1-18.
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High temperatures in the upper beach is a limiting factor for meiofauna zonation |
04 |
Ott 1972OTT JA. 1972. Determination of Fauna Boundaries of Nematodes in an Intertidal Sand Flat. Int Rev Gesamten Hydrobiol 57: 645-663.
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Presence of a typical nematofauna in sulfide systems |
05 |
Hulings and Gray 1976HULINGS NC, GRAY JS. 1976. Physical Factors Controlling Abundance of Meiofauna on Tidal and Atidal Beaches. Mar Biol 74: 77-83.
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M |
DT |
89 |
Physical factors control the meiofauna abundance (e.g. wave, tide and currents) in tidal beaches while biological interactions (e.g. predation and competition) may control abundance in atidal beaches |
06 |
McLachlan et al. 1977 |
M |
DT and P |
1 |
Meiofauna can occur down to 35 cm. Sewage can cause an increase of the meiofauna abundance, specially the nematode one |
07 |
Platt 1977PLATT HM. 1977. Vertical and horizontal distribution of free-living marine nematodes from Strangford Lough, Nothern Ireland. Cah Biol Mar 18: 261-273.
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N |
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1 |
Horizontal distribution is driven by physical factors (e.g. grain size) and availability of food while vertical distribution is limited by oxygen availability |
08 |
Munro et al. 1978MUNRO ALS, WELL JBL and MCINTYRE AD. 1978. Energy flow in the flora and meiofauna of sandy beaches. P Roy Soc Edinb B 76: 297-315.
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M |
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2 |
Tropical beach shows higher respiration rates, less microbial production and meiofauna biomass when compared to a temperate one |
09 |
Fricke et al. 1981FRICKE AH, HENNIG H and ORREN MJ. 1981. Relationship between oil pollution and psammolittoral meiofauna density of two South-african beaches. Mar Environ Res 5: 59-77.
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M and N |
P |
2 |
Harpacticoid copepods are more sensitive to oil pollution than nematodes; meiofauna can be recovered six months after an oil spill |
10 |
McLachlan and Harty 1982 |
M |
P |
1 |
Oligochaetes are more sensitive to oil pollution than nematodes; meiofauna can be recovered five months after an oil spill |
11 |
Ansari and Ingole 1983ANSARI ZA, INGOLE BS. 1983. Meiofauna of Some Sandy Beaches of Andama Islands. Indian J Mar Sci 12: 245-246.
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M |
DT |
6 |
Meiofauna is more abundant in the upper 4 centimeters |
12 |
Blome 1983BLOME D. 1983. Okologie der Nematoda eines Sandstrandes der Nord see in sel Sylt. Mikrof Meeresb 88: 517-590.
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Nematodes are more abundant in the oxic layers and shows a horizontal zonation; vertical migration is attributed to temperature variations |
13 |
Sharma and Webster 1983SHARMA J, WEBSTER JM. 1983. The abundance and distribution of free-living nematodes from two Canadian Pacific beaches. Estuar Coast Shelf S 16: 217-227.
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N |
DT |
2 |
Highest nematode density in well sorted medium grain size: most nematodes occur in the top 4 cm, but those that occur deeper seems to be tolerant to anoxic conditions |
14 |
Ansari et al. 1984ANSARI ZA, INGOLE BS and PARULEKAR AH. 1984. Macrofauna and meiofauna of two sandy beaches at Mombasa, Kenya. Indian J Mar Sci 13: 187-189.
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M |
DT |
2 |
Highest density in the upper tide level for sheltered beach and highest density in the midtide level for exposed beach |
15 |
Ansari et al. 1990ANSARI ZA, RAMANI P, RIVONKER CU and PARULEKAR AH. 1990. Macro and meiofaunal abundance in six sandy beaches of Lakshadweep islands. Indian J Mar Sci 19: 159-164.
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M |
DT |
6 |
Meiofauna abundance is reduced in zones of the beach exposed to desiccation |
16 |
Pattnaik and Rao 1990PATTNAIK A, RAO MVL. 1990. Composition and distribution of interstitial meiofauna of the sandy beach at Gopalpur, South Orissa Coast. Indian J Mar Sci 19: 165-170.
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M |
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1 |
Harpacticoid copepods are the dominant group; meiofauna is abundant in the midtide level occuring up to 20 cm deeper; their spatial distribution is controlled by physical factors. |
17 |
Alongi 1990ALONGI DM. 1990. Community dynamics of free-living nematodes in some tropical mangrove and sandflat habitats. B Mar Sci 46: 358-373.
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N |
TP |
1 |
Highest nematode densities in austral autumn and winter and lowest densities in spring and summer |
18 |
Ólafsson 1991ÓLAFSSON E. 1991.Intertidal meiofauna of four sandy beaches in Iceland. Ophelia 33: 55-65.
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M |
DT |
4 |
Meiofauna is more abundant in the top 10 cm and nematodes show the most uniform vertical distribution in 95 cm deeper |
19 |
Szymelfenig 1995SZYMELFENIG M, KWASNIEWSKI S and WESLAWSKI JM. 1995. Intertidal zone of Svalbard II. Meiobenthos density and occurrence. Polar Biol 15: 137-141.
|
M |
DT |
10 |
The occurrence of meiofauna taxa is highly correlated to climatic characteristics of the habitats |
20 |
Gourbault et al. 1995GOURBAULT N, WARWICK RM and HELLÉOUET MN. 1995. A survey of intertidal meiobenthos (especially nematodes) in coral sandy beaches of Moorea (French Polynesia). B Mar Sci 57: 476-488.
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M and N |
DT |
13 |
Harpacticoid copepods are more abundant than nematodes; this latter taxa shows higher diversity in coarse sediment |
21 |
Long and Ross 1999LONG SM, ROSS OBH. 1999. Vertical distribution of nematodes (Nematoda) and harpacticoid copepods (Copepoda: Harpacticoidea) in muddy and sandy bottom of intertidal zone at LokSawi, Sabah, Malaysia. Raffles B Zool 43: 349-363.
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N |
DT |
1 |
Nematodes occur at 30cm deep and their vertical distribution is related to food availability |
22 |
Nicholas and Hodda 1999NICHOLAS WL, HODDA M. 1999. The free-living nematodes of a temperate, high energy, sandy beach: faunal composition and variation over space and time. Hydrobiologia 394: 113-127.
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N |
DT |
1 |
Higher nematode abundance in the mid and high tide level of the beach; persistence of nematode zonation during a short period (24h and under calm conditions |
23 |
Armonies and Reise 2000ARMONIES W, REISE K. 2000. Faunal diversity across a sandy shore Mar Ecol-Prog Ser 196: 49-57.
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M |
DT |
1 |
Turbellarian is the dominant taxa; highest meiofauna richness at midtide level |
24 |
Nicholas 2001NICHOLAS WL. 2001. Seasonal variations in nematode assemblages on an Australian temperate ocean beach; the effect of heavy seas and unusually high tides. Hydrobiologia 464: 17-26.
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N |
DT |
1 |
Nematodes occur at 60 cm deep; highest densities in the warmer months of the year |
25 |
Rodriguez et al. 2001RODRIGUEZ JG, LÓPEZ J and JARAMILLO E. 2001. Community structure of the intertidal meiofauna along a gradient of morphodynamic sandy beach types in southern Chile. Rev Chil Hist Nat 74: 885-897.
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M |
DT |
3 |
Highest density of the meiofauna in reflective beach and at upper and midtide level |
26 |
Gheskiere et al. 2002GHESKIERE T, HOSTE E, KOTWICKI L, DEGRAER S, VANAVERBEKE J and VINCX M. 2002. The sandy beach meiofauna and free-living nematodes from De Panne (Belgium). Bull Inst R Sci Nat Belg 72: 43-49.
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M and N |
DT |
1 |
Increase in meiobenthic density towards low tide level; presence of nematode horizontal zonation |
27 |
Menn 2002MENN I. 2002. Beach morphology and food web structure: comparison of an eroding and accreting sandy shore in the North Sea. Helgol Mar Res 56: 177-189.
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M |
DT and FW |
2 |
Nematodes are an important food sources for higher trophic level in intermediate beaches while macrofauna plus nematodes are the food sources in dissipative beaches |
28 |
De Oliveira and Soares-Gomes 2003 |
M |
P |
1 |
No relationship between sewage disposal and meiofauna |
29 |
Moellmann and Corbisier 2003MOELLMANN AM, CORBISIER TN. 2003. Does tourist flow affect the meiofauna of sandy beaches? Preliminary results. J Coast Res 35: 590-598.
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M |
P |
2 |
Nematodes migrate to the deeper layers of the sediment in intense trampling areas |
30 |
Souza-Santos et al. 2003 |
M |
DT |
1 |
Physical factors (e.g. grain size, chla, phaeopigments, sediment skewness) are the main factors structuring the meiofauna community seasonally |
31 |
Rodríguez et al. 2003RODRÍGUEZ JG, LASTRA M and LÓPEZ J. 2003. Meiofauna distribution along a gradient of sandy beaches in northern Spain. Estuar Coast Shelf S 58: 63-69.
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M |
DT |
10 |
Richness and biomass of meiofauna increases toward very exposed and coarse beaches |
32 |
Gheskiere et al. 2004GHESKIERE T, HOSTE E, VANAVERBEKE J, VINCX M and DEGRAER S. 2004. Horizontal zonation patterns and feeding structure of marine nematode assemblages on a macrotidal, ultra-dissipative sandy beach (De Panne, Belgium). J Sea Res 52: 211-226.
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N |
DT |
1 |
Higher nematode density in the low tide level of the beach; high richness in the midtide level; presence of nematode zonation |
33 |
Rodriguez 2004RODRIGUEZ JG. 2004. Community structure of intertidal meiofauna along a gradient of morphodynamic state on exposed North Sea beach. Sarsia 89: 22-32.
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M |
DT |
1 |
Highest meiofauna density in the midtide level |
34 |
Urban-Malinga et al. 2004URBAN-MALINGA B, KOTWICKI L, GHESKIERE T, JANKOWSKA K, OPALIÑSKI K and MALINGA M. 2004. Composition and distribution of meiofauna, including nematode genera, in two contrasting Arctic beaches. Polar Biol 27: 447-457.
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M and N |
DT |
1 |
Turbellarian is the dominant meiofauna taxa; sheltered beach showed a higher meiofauna density and respiration rates than exposed beach |
35 |
Gheskiere et al. 2005GHESKIERE T, VINCX M, WESLAWSKI JM, SCAPINI F and DEGRAER S. 2005b. Meiofauna as descriptor of tourism-induced changes at sandy beaches. Mar Environ Res 60: 245-265.a |
N |
DT |
2 |
Highest nematode density and diversity in coarse-grained sandy beach; presence of isocommunities only in the upper beach |
36 |
Kotwicki et al. 2005KOTWICKI L, SZYMELFENIG M, DE TROCH M, URBAN-MALINGA B and WESLAWSKI J. 2005b. Latitudinal biodiversity patterns of meiofauna from sandy littoral beaches. Biodivers Conserv 14: 461-474.a |
M |
DT |
5 |
Meiofauna show high density in the upper 5 cm; high densities in the midtide level or in the lower tide level; presence of horizontal zonation |
37 |
Calles et al. 2005CALLES A, VINCX M, CORNEJO P and CALDERON J. 2005. Patterns of meiofauna (especially nematodes) in physical disturbed Ecuadorian sandy beaches. Meiofauna Mar 14: 121-129.
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M and N |
DT |
2 |
Turbellarian is the dominant taxa in the sheltered beach; high meiofauna density in the exposed beach; no difference between meiofauna diversity of sheltered and exposed beaches |
38 |
Kotwicki et al. 2005KOTWICKI L, SZYMELFENIG M, DE TROCH M, URBAN-MALINGA B and WESLAWSKI J. 2005b. Latitudinal biodiversity patterns of meiofauna from sandy littoral beaches. Biodivers Conserv 14: 461-474.b |
M |
DT |
13 |
Nematodes are dominant in warmer regions of the globe while turbellarian are dominant in cold water regions; no latitudinal trend was found for meiofauna density or diversity |
39 |
Lee and Correa 2005LEE MR, CORREA JA. 2005. Effects of copper mine tailings disposal on littoral meiofaunal assemblages in the Atacama region of northern Chile. Mar Environ Res 59: 1-18.
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M |
P |
12 |
Reduction of density and diversity in sites impacted by mine tailing. |
40 |
Gheskiere et al. 2005GHESKIERE T, VINCX M, WESLAWSKI JM, SCAPINI F and DEGRAER S. 2005b. Meiofauna as descriptor of tourism-induced changes at sandy beaches. Mar Environ Res 60: 245-265.b |
M and N |
DT and P |
4 |
Lowest species diversity in the upper tide level, especially in touristic beaches |
41 |
Hourston et al. 2005HOURSTON M, WARWICK RM, VALESINI FJ and POTTER IC. 2005. To what extent are the characteristics of nematode assemblages in nearshore sediments on the west Australian coast related to habitat type, season and zone? Estuar Coast Shelf S 64: 601-612.
|
N |
DT |
3 |
Highest density in the sheltered habitat, but declining during winter; weak zonation reflecting the presence of a small tidal range |
42 |
Nicholas and Trueman 2005NICHOLAS WL, TRUEMAN JWH. 2005. Biodiversity of marine nematodes in Australian sandy beaches from tropical and temperate regions. Biodivers Conserv 14: 823-839.
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N |
DT |
3 |
Richness increases with decreasing latitude |
43 |
Urban-Malinga et al. 2005URBAN-MALINGA B, WIKTOR J, JABLONSKA A and MOENS T. 2005. Intertidal meiofauna of a high-latitude glacial Arctic fjord (Kongsfjorden, Svalbard) with emphasis on the structure of free-living nematode communities. Polar Biol 28: 940-950.
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N |
DT |
2 |
Oligochaete is the dominant taxa; highest diversity in sheltered beaches; density increases towards the low water level |
44 |
Moreno et al. 2006MORENO M, FERRERO TJ, GRANELLI V, MARIN V, ALBERTELLI G and FABIANO M. 2006. Across shore variability and trophodynamic features of meiofauna in a microtidal beach of the NW Mediterranean. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 66: 357-367.
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M and N |
DT |
1 |
Highest density and diversity in the swash level |
45 |
Harriague et al. 2006HARRIAGUE AC, GAOZZA L, MONTELLA A and MISIC C. 2006. Benthic communities on a sandy Ligurian beach (NW Mediterranean). Hydrobiologia 571: 383-394.
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M |
DT |
1 |
Higher density in the surfzone than in the swash level |
46 |
Gheskiere et al. 2006GHESKIERE T, VINCX M, GREET P and DEGRAER S. 2006. Are strandline meiofaunal assemblages affected by a once-only mechanical beach cleaning? Experimental findings. Mar Environ Res 61: 245-264.
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M |
CM |
1 |
There is no reduction in density or diversity of mechanical cleaning areas. |
47 |
Urban-Malinga and Moens 2006URBAN-MALINGA B, MOENS T. 2006. Fate of organic matter in Arctic intertidal sediments: Is utilisation by meiofauna important? J Sea Res 56: 239-248.
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M |
FW |
2 |
Fastest carbon remineralization in exposed coarse sandy beach |
48 |
Nicholas 2006NICHOLAS WL. 2006. The meiofauna of a New South Wales sandy beach: an introduction to the meiofauna of Australian ocean sandy beaches. Wetlands 23: 14-31.
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M and N |
DT |
1 |
Nematodes occur at 60 cm deep |
49 |
Albuquerque et al. 2007ALBUQUERQUE EFP, PINTO APB, PEREZ AAQ and VELOSO V G . 2007. Spatial and temporal changes in interstitial meiofauna on a sandy ocean beach of South America. Braz J Oceanogr 55: 121-131.
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M |
DT |
1 |
Tardigrades are the most dominant taxa; highest density in the midtide level |
50 |
Papageorgiou et al. 2007PAPAGEORGIOU N, MORENO M, MARIN V, BAIARDO S, ARVANITIDIS C, FABIANO M and ELEFTHERIOU A. 2007. Interrelationships of bacteria, meiofauna and macrofauna in a Mediterranean sedimentary beach (Maremma Park, NW Italy). Helgoland Mar Res 61: 31-42.
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M |
FW |
1 |
Bacteria are a potential food source for meiofaunal organisms |
51 |
De Jesús Navarette 2007 |
N |
DT |
2 |
Highest richness in coarse-grained beach |
52 |
Mundo Ocampo 2007 |
N |
DT |
2 |
Highest density and diversity in the coarse-grained beach |
53 |
Rodríguez et al. 2008RODRÍGUEZ JG, INCERA M and LÓPEZ J. 2008. Ecophysiological response of meiofauna to physicochemical gradients in intertidal sandy sediments. Mar Ecol 29: 60-69.
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M |
DT |
10 |
Eh and water content are the best environmental variables that explains meiofaunal densities |
54 |
Harriague et al. 2008HARRIAGUE AC, PETRILLO M, DELLA CROCE N, PANCIROLI H, PUSCEDDU A, PELOSI G, DANOVARO R and ALBERTELI G. 2008. Intertidal benthic communities of two Chilean coastal islands (Santa Maria and Mocha, Southeastern Pacific). Chem Ecol 24: 119-128.
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M |
DT |
6 |
Food availability is a key role in structuring meiofauna community |
55 |
Liu et al. 2008LIU HB, ZHANG ZN, FAN SL, HUA E and DENG K. 2008. Seasonal variability in free-living marine nematode community structure in a sandy beach of the Taiping Bay of Qingdao, China. Acta Oceanol Sin 27: 102-115.
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N |
DT |
1 |
Physical factors (e.g. temperature, chla and grain size are responsible for the nematode community structure |
56 |
Maria et al. 2008MARIA TF, ESTEVES AM, SMOL N, VANREUSEL A and DECRAEMER W. 2008. Nematodes from sandy beaches of Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Biociências 16: 92-103.
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N |
DT |
3 |
Highest richness in very coarse sandy beach |
57 |
Urban-Malinga et al. 2008URBAN-MALINGA B, GHESKIERE T, DEGRAER S, DERYCKE S, OPALINSKI KW and MOENS T. 2008. Gradients in biodiversity and macroalgal wrack decomposition rate across a macrotidal, ultradissipative sandy beach. Mar Biol 155: 79-90.
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N |
DT |
1 |
Fastest organic matter weight loss in the highest diverse habitat of the beach - midtide level |
58 |
Delgado et al. 2009DELGADO J, RIERA R, MONTERROSO Ó and NÚÑEZ J. 2009. Distribution and abundance of meiofauna in intertidal sand substrata around Iceland. Aquat Ecol 43: 221-233.
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M |
DT |
23 |
Gravel and organic matter are best correlated to meiofauna composition and abundance; absence of pattern in meiofaunal abundance along a degree of exposure |
59 |
Grzelak et al. 2009GRZELAK K, KOTWICKI L and SZCZUCINSKI W. 2009. Monitoring of Sandy Beach Meiofaunal Assemblages and Sediments after the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand. Pol J Environ Stud 18: 43-51.
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M |
NI |
3 |
Fast recover of meiofauna community after a Tsunami event |
60 |
Gomes and Rosa Filho 2009GOMES TP, ROSA FILHO JS. 2009. Composição e variabilidade espaço-temporal da meiofauna de uma praia arenosa na região amazônica (Ajuruteua, Pará). Iheringia 99: 210-216.
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M |
DT |
1 |
Highest density and diversity in the midtide level; presence of zonation |
61 |
Urban-Malinga and Burska 2009URBAN-MALINGA B, BURSKA D. 2009. The colonization of macroalgal wrack by the meiofauna in the Arctic intertidal. Estuar Coast Shelf S 85: 666-670.
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M |
DT |
1 |
Wrack-associated meiofauna community and density from upper and lower shores are similar |
62 |
Veiga et al. 2010VEIGA P, BESTEIRO C and RUBAL M. 2010b. The role of sediment type on the vertical distribution of meiofauna at two Galician rias (NW Iberian Peninsula). Cah Biol Mar 51: 249-263.a |
M |
P |
9 |
Low densities in exposed sandy beaches contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
63 |
Veiga et al. 2010VEIGA P, BESTEIRO C and RUBAL M. 2010b. The role of sediment type on the vertical distribution of meiofauna at two Galician rias (NW Iberian Peninsula). Cah Biol Mar 51: 249-263.b |
M |
DT |
2 |
Highest density in the top 5 cm; oxygen is the limiting factor especially for copepods and ostracods |
64 |
Yamanaka et al. 2010YAMANAKA T, RAFFAELLI D and WHITE PCL. 2010. Physical determinants of intertidal communities on dissipative beaches: Implications of sea-level rise. Estuar Coast Shelf S 88: 267-278.
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M |
DT |
3 |
Positive correlation between meiofauna abundance and exposure index |
65 |
Gingold et al. 2010GINGOLD R, MUNDO-OCAMPO M, HOLOVACHOV O and ROCHA-OLIVARES A. 2010. The role of habitat heterogeneity in structuring the community of intertidal free-living marine nematodes. Mar Biol 157: 1741-1753.
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DT |
1 |
Highest diversity in the midtide level; presence of similar zonation patterns in topographical heterogeneous habitat |
66 |
Gingold et al. 2011GINGOLD R, IBARRA-OBANDO S and ROCHA-OLIVARES A. 2011. Spatial aggregation patterns of free-living marine nematodes in contrasting sandy beach micro-habitats. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 91: 615-622.
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N |
DT |
1 |
Patch distribution is more prone to occur in the runnel habitat than in the sandbar |
67 |
Nanajkar and Ingole 2010NANAJKAR M, INGOLE B. 2010. Impact of sewage disposal on a nematode community of a tropical sandy beach. J Environ Biol 31: 816-826.
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N |
P |
1 |
Highest density in organically polluted sites |
68 |
Barnes et al. 2011BARNES N ET AL. 2011.Assessment of regional and local biodiversity in tropical and subtropical coastal habitats in the East African Marine Ecoregion. Biodivers Conserv 20: 2075-2109.
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M |
DT |
6 |
Highest density in the mid and lower tide level; diversity decreases towards the tropics |
69 |
Maria et al. 2011MARIA TF, ESTEVES AM, VANAVERBEKE J and VANREUSEL A. 2011b. The effect of the dominant polychaete Scolelepis squamataon nematode colonisation in sandy beach sediments: An experimental approach. Estuar Coast Shelf S 94: 272-280.a |
M and N |
FW |
1 |
Benthic diatoms are the preferential food source of meiofaunal organisms |
70 |
Maria et al. 2011MARIA TF, ESTEVES AM, VANAVERBEKE J and VANREUSEL A. 2011b. The effect of the dominant polychaete Scolelepis squamataon nematode colonisation in sandy beach sediments: An experimental approach. Estuar Coast Shelf S 94: 272-280.b |
N |
Co |
1 |
Polychaetes seems to facilitate the colonization of azoic sediments by nematodes |
71 |
Riera et al. 2011RIERA R, NÚÑEZ J, DEL CARMEN BRITO M and TUYA F. 2011. Temporal variability of a subtropical intertidal meiofaunal assemblage: contrasting effects at the species and assemblage-level. Vie Milieu 61: 129-137.
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M |
TV |
1 |
Total abundance and community structure are similar along a year of study |
72 |
Lee and Riveros 2012LEE MR, RIVEROS M. 2012. Latitudinal trends in the species richness of free-living marine nematode assemblages from exposed sandy beaches along the coast of Chile (18-42°S). Mar Ecol Evol Persp 33: 317-325.
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N |
DT |
66 |
Richness decreases with increasing latitude |
73 |
Mantha et al. 2012MANTHA G, MOORTHY MSN, ALTAFF K, DAHMS HU, LEE WO, SIVAKUMAR K and HWANG JS. 2012. Seasonal shifts of meiofauna community structures on sandy beaches along Chennai Coast, India. Crustaceana 85: 27-53.
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M |
DT |
5 |
Harpacticoid copepods are thedominanttaxa |
74 |
Maria et al. 2012MARIA TF, DE TROCH M, VANAVERBEKE J, ESTEVES AM and VANREUSEL A. 2012. The importance of biological interactions for the vertical distribution of nematodes in a temperate ultra-dissipative sandy beach. Estuar Coast Shelf S 97: 114-126.
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M and N |
DT and FW |
1 |
Biological factors are important in controlling the vertical distribution of nematodes; interstitial and macrofaunal food webs seems do not compete for food sources |
75 |
Riera et al. 2012RIERA R, NUÑEZ J, BRITO MC and TUYA F. 2012. Differences in diversity, structure, and variability between intertidal and subtidal meiofaunal assemblages. Cienc Mar 38: 677-693.
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M and N |
DT |
2 |
Copepods are dominant in medium sand while nematodes are dominant in fine sand, i.e. grain size influences in the meiofauna composition |
76 |
Gingold et al. 2013GINGOLD R, MOENS T and ROCHA-OLIVARES A. 2013. Assessing the Response of Nematode Communities to Climate Change-Driven Warming: A Microcosm Experiment. PLoS ONE 8: e66653.
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N |
CC |
1 |
Temperature increase shows a negative impact on dominant predator species |
77 |
Maria et al. 2013MARIA TF, PAIVA P, VANREUSEL A and ESTEVES AM. 2013c. The relationship between sandy beach nematodes and environmental characteristics in two Brazilian sandy beaches (Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro). An Acad Bras Cienc 85: 257-270.a |
N |
Co |
1 |
Polychaetes did not affect the colonization of azoic sediments by nematodes |
78 |
Maria et al. 2013MARIA TF, PAIVA P, VANREUSEL A and ESTEVES AM. 2013c. The relationship between sandy beach nematodes and environmental characteristics in two Brazilian sandy beaches (Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro). An Acad Bras Cienc 85: 257-270.b |
N |
DT |
1 |
Runnels and sandbar harbors different communities showing different zonation patterns |
79 |
Maria et al. 2013MARIA TF, PAIVA P, VANREUSEL A and ESTEVES AM. 2013c. The relationship between sandy beach nematodes and environmental characteristics in two Brazilian sandy beaches (Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro). An Acad Bras Cienc 85: 257-270.c |
N |
DT |
2 |
Highest density in the upper tide level; gravel is the most important variable that explains the nematode community |
80 |
Schlacher and Hartwig 2013SCHLACHER TA, HARTWIG J. 2013. Bottom-up control in the benthos of ocean-exposed sandy beaches? Austral Ecol 38: 177-189.
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M |
FW |
1 |
Meiofauna community is strongly influenced by sediment grain size; the density of nematodes and ostracod is controlled by bottom up processes |
81 |
Kang et al. 2014KANG T, MIN W, RHO HS, PARK H and KIM D. 2014. Differential responses of a benthic meiofaunal community to an artificial oil spill in the intertidal zone. J Mar Biol Assoc UK 94: 219-231.
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M and N |
P |
1 |
Reduction of density in oil polluted sites; meiofauna can be recovered one month after an oil spill |
82 |
Kotwicki et al. 2014KOTWICKI L, DEIDUN A, GRZELAK K and GIANNI F. 2014. A preliminary comparative assessment of the meiofaunal communities of Maltese pocket sandy beaches. Estuar Coast Shelf Si 150: 111-119.
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M |
DT |
7 |
Mean grain size and sorting coefficient showed great influence on meiofauna variation |
83 |
Cooke et al. 2014COOKE BC, GOODWIN ID and BISHOP MJ. 2014. Small-scale spatial distribution of interstitial invertebrates on three embayed beaches, Sydney, Australia. Estuar Coast Shelf S 160: 92-101.
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M |
DT |
3 |
Patch distribution of the meiofauna in the upper tide level, especially harpacticoid copepods and gastrotrichs |
84 |
Netto and Meneghel 2014NETTO SA, MENEGHEL A. 2014. Pulse of marine subsidies: the role of surf diatom Asterionellopsis glacialis accumulations in structuring the meiofauna of sandy beaches. Mar Biodiv 44(3): 455-457.
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M |
FW |
1 |
Surfzone diatoms are an important food source for meiofaunal organism of high-energy sandy beaches |
85 |
Sun et al. 2014SUN X, ZHOU H, HUA E, XU S, CONG B and ZHANG Z. 2014. Meiofauna and its sedimentary environment as an integrated indication of anthropogenic disturbance to sandy beach ecosystems. Mar Pollut Bul 88: 260-267.
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M |
P |
5 |
Anthropogenic disturbed beaches showed high meiofauna abundance reflecting high chl a and dissolved oxygen levels |
86 |
Venekey et al. 2014VENEKEY V, DOS SANTOS PJP and FONSECA-GENEVOIS VG. 2014b. Effect of environmental factors on intertidal nematode in a tropical sandy beach (Tamandaré, Pernambuco, Brazil). J Coastal Res 30: 785-794.a |
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DT |
1 |
Lowest density in dry months; no influence of the tidal cycle in the nematode density |
87 |
Venekey et al. 2014VENEKEY V, DOS SANTOS PJP and FONSECA-GENEVOIS VG. 2014b. Effect of environmental factors on intertidal nematode in a tropical sandy beach (Tamandaré, Pernambuco, Brazil). J Coastal Res 30: 785-794.b |
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DT |
1 |
Seasonal and spatial variation of nematode communities in a tropical sandy beach |