Meiofaunal animals, roughly between 0.045 and 1 mm in size, are ubiquitous and
ecologically important inhabitants of benthic marine ecosystems. Their high species …

Gastrotricha and Platyhelminthes form a clade called Rouphozoa. Representatives of both
taxa are main components of meiofaunal communities, but their role in the trophic ecology of …

Urban tourist beach ecosystems provide the essential service of recreation. These
ecosystems also support critical ecological functions where biodiversity conservation is not …

Molecular techniques like metabarcoding, while promising for exploring diversity of
communities, are often impeded by the lack of reference DNA sequences available for …

Members of the following marine annelid families are found almost exclusively in the
interstitial environment and are highly adapted to move between sand grains, relying mostly …

Multiple types of artificial reefs have been widely deployed in the coast of northern Yellow
Sea, which can enhance fishery resources, restore coastal habitats and improve the marine …

Sandy beaches along the North African Mediterranean coast face significant challenges due
to accumulating human-made debris (marine litter) and natural debris (beach wrack) …

Remote sensing and satellite imagery have become commonplace in efforts to monitor and
model various biological and physical characteristics of the Earth. The land/water interface is …

Foraminifera are a species-rich phylum of rhizarian protists that are highly abundant in most
marine environments. Molecular methods such as metabarcoding have revealed a high, yet …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding can enhance understanding of global
biodiversity by making it possible to study taxonomic groups that are difficult to sample …