Discovery of active hydrothermal vent fields along the Central Indian Ridge, 8–12 S

J Kim, SK Son, D Kim, SJ Pak, OH Yu… - Geochemistry …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Four new hydrothermal vent fields were discovered on the slow spreading Central Indian
Ridge (8–12° S; Segments 1–3), all located off‐axis on abyssal hill structures or Ocean Core …

Temporal and spatial variability of free-living nematodes in a beach system characterized by domestic and industrial impacts (Bandar Abbas, Persian Gulf, Iran)

N Sahraeian, HH Sahafi, H Mosallanejad, J Ingels… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Intertidal nematode assemblages along three beaches with different types of anthropogenic
activity were collected in the northern part of the Persian Gulf, near Bandar Abbas (Iran) …

High environmental stress and productivity increase functional diversity along a deep‐sea hydrothermal vent gradient

JM Alfaro‐Lucas, F Pradillon, D Zeppilli, LN Michel… - Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Productivity and environmental stress are major drivers of multiple biodiversity facets and
faunal community structure. Little is known on their interacting effects on early community …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of a dam construction on subtidal nematode communities in the Ba Lai Estuary, Vietnam

NTM Yen, A Vanreusel, L Lins, TT Thai, T Nara Bezerra… - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nematode communities and relevant environmental variables were investigated to assess
how the presence of a dam affects the Ba Lai estuary benthic ecosystem, in comparison to …

[HTML][HTML] Dragons of the deep sea: Kinorhyncha communities in a pockmark field at Mozambique Channel, with the description of three new species

D Cepeda, F Pardos, D Zeppilli… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cold seep areas are extremely reduced habitats with spatiotemporal variation of
hydrocarbon-rich fluid seepage, low oxygen levels, and great habitat heterogeneity. Cold …

[HTML][HTML] Meiofaunal communities and nematode diversity characterizing the Secca delle Fumose shallow vent area (Gulf of Naples, Italy)

E Baldrighi, D Zeppilli, L Appolloni, L Donnarumma… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Hydrothermal venting is rather prevalent in many marine areas around the world, and
marine shallow vents are relatively abundant in the Mediterranean Sea, especially around …

[HTML][HTML] Meiofauna community in soft sediments at TAG and Snake Pit hydrothermal vent fields

A Spedicato, N Sánchez, L Pastor, L Menot… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The risk assessment of seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) mining on meiobenthic organisms,
specifically on soft-sediment meiofauna, is impeded by a lack of knowledge on the biology …

Effects of sediment disturbance on deep-sea nematode communities: Results from an in-situ experiment at the arctic LTER observatory HAUSGARTEN

C Hasemann, V Mokievsky, B Sablotny… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study examines the effects of experimentally generated disturbance on bathyal
nematode communities at the LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) observatory …

12. Population density of free-living nematodes and their relationships with some soil physicochemical properties in forest and agriculture soils of Gapa Valley Chalt …

M Shoaib, S Mumtaz, A Abbas, F Begum… - Pure and Applied …, 2020 - thepab.org
The present study was conducted in Gapa Valley, Chalt, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan to check
the relationship of free-living nematodes in association with soil physicochemical properties …

Meio‐epifaunal wood colonization in the vicinity of methane seeps

A Gracia C, LA Levin, S Zea - Marine Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In deep‐sea environments, plant remains of several origins are found, including branches,
twigs, leaves, and wood pieces, among others. As most of the deep‐sea bottoms are …