Nematodes are among the most abundant organisms on Earth, and have important roles in
terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. Free-living marine nematodes have been …

To the public at large, the phylum Nematoda is mostly known by its pathogenic species,
causing some of the most infectious diseases in humans and animals and more crop losses …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the ecological quality of tropical estuaries on
the northeastern coast of Brazil using the AMBI. Macrofauna classification based on …

Free-living nematodes, an ancient animal phylum of unsegmented microscopic
roundworms, have successfully adapted to nearly every ecosystem on Earth: from marine …

This volume compiles a number of scientific papers resulting from a sustained
multidisciplinary research effort of the deep-sea ecosystem in the Mediterranean Sea. This …

The Gollum Channels and Whittard Canyon (NE Atlantic) are two areas that receive high
input of organic matter and phytodetritus from euphotic layers, but they are typified by …

Meiofauna, organisms smaller than 1 mm, are the most abundant and diverse invertebrates
inhabiting the world's ocean floor but their contribution to benthic oxygen demand is still …

Humans have used, and had effects on, marine ecosystems throughout history. As the
human population and its economic activities increase, these effects intensify. Yet, our …

The abundance and biomass of metazoan meiofauna and their relationships with
environmental factors [chloroplastic pigment equivalents (CPE) and sediment …

Submarine canyons transport large amounts of sediment and organic matter (OM) from the
continental shelf to the abyssal plain. Three carbon-based food web models were …