| Title | Is the meiofauna a good indicator for climate change and anthropogenic impacts? |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Source | Marine biodiversity (Print) 45 (3), pp. 505–535 |
| Keywords | Anthropogenic impactsBiomonitoringClimate changeMeiofaunaNatural observations and experimental studies |
| Journal | Marine biodiversity (Print) |
| Editor | Springer, Heidelberg ;, Germania |
| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12526-015-0359-z |
| Authors | Zeppilli, Daniela; Zeppilli, Daniela; Sarrazin, Jozée; Leduc, Daniel; Arbizu, Pedro Martinez; Fontaneto, Diego; Fontanier, Christophe; Gooday, Andrew J.; Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg; Ivanenko, Viatcheslav N.; Sørensen, Martin V.; Vanreusel, Ann; Thébault, Julien; Mea, Marianna; Allio, Noémie; Andro, Thomas; Arvigo, Alexandre; Castrec, Justine; Danielo, Morgan; Foulon, Valentin; Fumeron, Raphaelle; Hermabessiere, Ludovic; Hulot, Vivien; James, Tristan; Langonne-Augen, Roxanne; Le Bot, Tangi; Long, Marc; Mahabror, Dendy; Morel, Quentin; Pantalos, Michael; Pouplard, Etienne; Raimondeau, Laura; Rio-Cabello, Antoine; Seite, Sarah; Traisnel, Gwendoline; Urvoy, Kevin; van der Stegen, Thomas; Weyand, Mariam; Fernandes, David |
| Text | 332801 2015 10.1007/s12526 015 0359 z Scopus 2 s2.0 84935147260 Anthropogenic impacts Biomonitoring Climate change Meiofauna Natural observations and experimental studies Is the meiofauna a good indicator for climate change and anthropogenic impacts Zeppilli, Daniela; Zeppilli, Daniela; Sarrazin, Jozee; Leduc, Daniel; Arbizu, Pedro Martinez; Fontaneto, Diego; Fontanier, Christophe; Gooday, Andrew J.; Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg; Ivanenko, Viatcheslav N.; Sørensen, Martin V.; Vanreusel, Ann; Thebault, Julien; Mea, Marianna; Allio, Noemie; Andro, Thomas; Arvigo, Alexandre; Castrec, Justine; Danielo, Morgan; Foulon, Valentin; Fumeron, Raphaelle; Hermabessiere, Ludovic; Hulot, Vivien; James, Tristan; Langonne Augen, Roxanne; Le Bot, Tangi; Long, Marc; Mahabror, Dendy; Morel, Quentin; Pantalos, Michael; Pouplard, Etienne; Raimondeau, Laura; Rio Cabello, Antoine; Seite, Sarah; Traisnel, Gwendoline; Urvoy, Kevin; van der Stegen, Thomas; Weyand, Mariam; Fernandes, David IFREMER Institut Francais de Recherche pour l Exploitation de la Mer; National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand; DZMB; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche; IFREMER Institut Francais de Recherche pour l Exploitation de la Mer; National Oceanography Centre Southampton; Kobenhavns Universitet; Lomonosov Moscow State University; Universiteit Gent; Universite de Bretagne Occidentale; SEAMap Srl; IFREMER Institut Francais de Recherche pour l Exploitation de la Mer 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. 45 Published version http //link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12526 015 0359 z Zeppilli et al 2015 2015_MarBiod_Zeppilli_et_al_EV.pdf Articolo in rivista Springer 1867 1616 Marine biodiversity Print Marine biodiversity Print Mar. biodivers. Print Marine biodiversity. Print diego.fontaneto FONTANETO DIEGO |
