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Record Nr.

UNINA9910683358103321

Titolo

New horizons in meiobenthos research : profiles, patterns and potentials / / edited by Olav Giere, Michaela Schratzberger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-21622-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 407 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)

Altri autori (Persone)

GiereOlav <1939->

SchratzbergerMichaela

Disciplina

578.777

Soggetti

Freshwater ecology

Aquatic ecology

Benthos

Marine ecology

Meiofauna

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Chapter 1: Evolution of Bilateria from a Meiofauna Perspective – Miniaturization in the Focus -- Chapter 2: Meiofauna Shaping Biogeochemical Processes -- Chapter 3: Meiofauna and Biofilms – the Slimy Universe -- Chapter 4: Meiofauna Meets Microbes: Chemosynthetic Symbioses -- Chapter 5: Marine Meiofauna Diversity and Biogeography – Paradigms and challenges -- Chapter 6: Freshwater Meiofauna – a Biota with Different Rules? -- Chapter 7: Hidden Players – Meiofauna Mediates Ecosystem Effects of Anthropogenic Disturbances in the Ocean -- Chapter 8: Deep-Sea Meiofauna – a World of its Own or Deeply Connected? -- Chapter 9: Polar Meiofauna – Antipoles or Parallels? -- Chapter 10: Cave Meiofauna - Models for Ecology and Evolution -- Chapter 11: Meiofauna – Adapted to Life at the Limits -- Concluding Remarks -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Since research on meiobenthos was last compiled in a textbook (2008/2009), the number of theoretical and applied studies has been



growing rapidly. Supported by new methods and digital evaluation, meiobenthology has developed into a wide field, with more and more researchers studying cross-disciplinary aspects. New perspectives were summarized in a booklet (2019) to draw attention to promising research directions. The present book, written by leading experts, is a compilation of new thinking, data, methods and approaches in many relevant fields of recent meiobenthos research. The topics addressed range from bacteria and biofilms to globally changing processes, from polar regions to the deep-sea and from freshwater ecosystems to the ocean. So, this book is not simply another meiobenthos textbook - it is an attempt to identify new horizons in meiobenthos research, driven by the vision of advancing knowledge and understanding of benthic ecosystems.