Meiofauna Life on Loggerhead Sea Turtles-Diversely Structured Abundance and Biodiversity Hotspots That Challenge the Meiofauna Paradox

Meiofauna Life on Loggerhead Sea Turtles-Diversely Structured Abundance and Biodiversity Hotspots That Challenge the Meiofauna Paradox

Sea turtles migrate thousands of miles annually between foraging and breeding areas, carrying dozens of epibiont species with them on their journeys. Most sea turtle epibiont studies have focused on large-sized organisms, those visible to the naked eye. Here, we report previously undocumented levels...

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Main Authors: Jeroen Ingels, Yirina Valdes, Letícia P. Pontes, Alexsandra C. Silva, Patrícia F. Neres, Gustavo V. V. Corrêa, Ian Silver-Gorges, Mariana M.P.B. Fuentes, Anthony Gillis, Lindsay Hooper, Matthew Ware, Carrie O’Reilly, Quintin Bergman, Julia Danyuk, Sofia Sanchez Zarate, Laura I. Acevedo Natale, Giovanni A. P. dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
sea turtles
loggerheads
marine biodiversity
meiofauna
epibionts
Florida
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/5/203

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