1. Is the meiofauna a good indicator for climate change and anthropogenic impacts?
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Quentin Morel, Viatcheslav N. Ivanenko, Ludovic Hermabessiere, Jozée Sarrazin, Morgan Danielo, Roxanne Langonne-Augen, Diego Fontaneto, Ann Vanreusel, Daniela Zeppilli, Gwendoline Traisnel, Christophe Fontanier, Andrew J. Gooday, Vivien Hulot, David Fernandes, Dendy Mahabror, Alexandre Arvigo, Pedro Martínez Arbizu, Noemie Allio, Daniel Leduc, Tristan James, Marianna Mea, Mariam Weyand, Sarah Séité, Martin V. Sørensen, Laura Raimondeau, Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen, Tangi Le Bot, Raphaelle Fumeron, Kevin Urvoy, Valentin Foulon, Thomas Van Der Stegen, Thomas Andro, Jean-Xavier Castrec, Julien Thébault, Antoine Rio-Cabello, Etienne Pouplard, Marc Long, Michael Pantalos, IFREMER- Département Etude des Ecosystèmes Profonds (DEEP/LEP), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR) (LEMAR), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research [Wellington] (NIWA), CNR Institute of Ecosystem Study (ISE), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Bio-Indicateurs Actuels et Fossiles (BIAF), Université d'Angers (UA), Unité de recherche Géosciences Marines (Ifremer) (GM), National Oceanography Centre [Southampton] (NOC), University of Southampton, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Faculty of Science [Copenhagen], University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (KU)-University of Copenhagen = Københavns Universitet (KU), Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Universiteit Gent = Ghent University [Belgium] (UGENT), Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer - Brest (IFREMER Centre de Bretagne), and ANR-10-LABX-0019,LabexMER,LabexMER Marine Excellence Research: a changing ocean(2010)
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0106 biological sciences ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Meiobenthos ,Meiofauna ,GULF-OF-MEXICO ,CLIPPERTON FRACTURE-ZONE ,Biodiversity ,Climate change ,OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONE ,Aquatic Science ,Oceanography ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,MANGROVE RHIZOPHORA-MANGLE ,Anthropogenic impacts ,SEAGRASS POSIDONIA-OCEANICA ,SEWAGE-TREATMENT PLANTS ,Ecosystem ,14. Life underwater ,Taxonomic rank ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,SEA BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA ,Ecology ,ACL ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Global change ,Natural observations and experimental studies ,EASTERN TROPIC PACIFIC ,CENTRAL INDIAN-OCEAN ,Taxon ,Geography ,13. Climate action ,Benthic zone ,Biomonitoring ,[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology ,NEMATODE-COPEPOD RATIO - Abstract
International audience; 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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