Editorial for Special Issue “Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology”
Meiofauna are a component of aquatic environments from polar to tropical regions. They may colonize all types of habitats and include very enigmatic and exclusive taxa. The biodiversity of this component in marine ecosystems is far from being accurately estimated, but this would be a new challenge g...
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| description | Meiofauna are a component of aquatic environments from polar to tropical regions. They may colonize all types of habitats and include very enigmatic and exclusive taxa. The biodiversity of this component in marine ecosystems is far from being accurately estimated, but this would be a new challenge given the importance that meiofaunal components may play in marine ecosystem functioning and processes. This Special Issue collects many interesting topics in research on meiofauna contributing to plugging a gap on several key issues in their biodiversity, distribution, and ecology, from numerous regions that include the USA, Brazil, French Guiana, Costa Rica, Mexico, Cuba, Italy, Kuwait, Vietnam, Madagascar, the Maldives, and South Korea. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cb24aef4148f43268006432e4bae72a92023-11-20T04:22:00ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182020-06-0112624910.3390/d12060249Editorial for Special Issue “Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology”Federica Semprucci0Roberto Sandulli1Department of Biomolecular Sciences (DiSB), University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, 61029 loc. Crocicchia, ItalyDepartment of Sciences and Technologies (DiST), Parthenope University, 80143 Naples, ItalyMeiofauna are a component of aquatic environments from polar to tropical regions. They may colonize all types of habitats and include very enigmatic and exclusive taxa. The biodiversity of this component in marine ecosystems is far from being accurately estimated, but this would be a new challenge given the importance that meiofaunal components may play in marine ecosystem functioning and processes. This Special Issue collects many interesting topics in research on meiofauna contributing to plugging a gap on several key issues in their biodiversity, distribution, and ecology, from numerous regions that include the USA, Brazil, French Guiana, Costa Rica, Mexico, Cuba, Italy, Kuwait, Vietnam, Madagascar, the Maldives, and South Korea.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/6/249biodiversityecologytaxonomyDNA barcodingnew speciesepibiosis |
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| title | Editorial for Special Issue “Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology” |
| title_full | Editorial for Special Issue “Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology” |
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| topic | biodiversity ecology taxonomy DNA barcoding new species epibiosis |
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