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| Dato | Valore |
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| Title | Long-distance passive dispersal in microscopic aquatic animals |
| Abstract | Given their dormancy capability (long-term resistant stages) and their ability to colonise and reproduce, microscopic aquatic animals have been suggested having cosmopolitan distribution. Their dormant stages may be continuously moved by mobile elements through the entire planet to any suitable habitat, preventing the formation of biogeographical patterns. In this review, I will go through the evidence we have on the most common microscopic aquatic animals, namely nematodes, rotifers, and tardigrades, for each of the assumptions allowing longdistance dispersal (dormancy, viability, and reproduction) and all the evidence we have for transportation, directly from surveys of dispersing stages, and indirectly from the outcome of successful dispersal in biogeographical and phylogeographical studies. The current knowledge reveals biogeographical patterns also for microscopic organisms, with species-specific differences in ecological features that make some taxa indeed cosmopolitan with the potential for long-distance dispersal, but others with restricted geographic distributions. |
| Source | Movement ecology 7 |
| Keywords | meiofauna |
| Journal | Movement ecology |
| Editor | BioMed Central, London, Regno Unito |
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40462-019-0155-7 |
| Authors | Diego Fontaneto |
| Text | 401340 2019 10.1186/s40462 019 0155 7 ISI Web of Science WOS 000462643000001 Scopus 2 s2.0 85063598096 meiofauna Long distance passive dispersal in microscopic aquatic animals Diego Fontaneto CNR IRSA Verbania Given their dormancy capability long term resistant stages and their ability to colonise and reproduce, microscopic aquatic animals have been suggested having cosmopolitan distribution. Their dormant stages may be continuously moved by mobile elements through the entire planet to any suitable habitat, preventing the formation of biogeographical patterns. In this review, I will go through the evidence we have on the most common microscopic aquatic animals, namely nematodes, rotifers, and tardigrades, for each of the assumptions allowing longdistance dispersal dormancy, viability, and reproduction and all the evidence we have for transportation, directly from surveys of dispersing stages, and indirectly from the outcome of successful dispersal in biogeographical and phylogeographical studies. The current knowledge reveals biogeographical patterns also for microscopic organisms, with species specific differences in ecological features that make some taxa indeed cosmopolitan with the potential for long distance dispersal, but others with restricted geographic distributions. 7 Published version https //movementecologyjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40462 019 0155 7 movecol 2019_MovEcol_Fontaneto.pdf Articolo in rivista BioMed Central 2051 3933 Movement ecology Movement ecology Movement ecology Mov. ecol. diego.fontaneto FONTANETO DIEGO |