Learn how microscopic fossils reveal that tiny seafloor organisms were already feeding and recycling nutrients soon after one ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The effects of the sand goby, Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas) and the isopod, Saduria entomon (L.), on the zoobenthic community succession ...
Elisa Baldrighi, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor in the Department of Biology. She received her Ph.D. in marine biology and ecology from the Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, in 2013.
Meiofauna, particularly benthic copepods, are the predominant food source for a variety of predators, but appear to be most important for juvenile fishes. Predation on meiofauna changes as the ...
Small organisms called meiofauna that live in the sediment provide essential services to human life such as food production and nutrient cycling, a researcher explains in a new report. The small ...
Kinorhynchs (aka mud dragons) range in size from about 0.13 to one millimeter. Like other meiofauna species, they are integral parts of marine food chains in sediments throughout the world. Photo by ...
Researchers found that more than double the number of organisms than previously observed live on the shells of these oceanic reptiles, raising important questions about loggerhead sea turtle ecology ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The small organisms that slip unnoticed through sand play an important role in keeping our oceans healthy and productive, according to a Florida State University researcher. In ...
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