Differences in meiofauna communities with sediment depth are greater than habitat effects on the New Zealand continental margin: implications for vulnerability to anthropogenic disturbance

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Norliana Rosli¹  Daniel Leduc²  Ashley A. Rowden²  Malcolm R. Clark²  P. Keith Probert¹  Katrin Berkenbusch¹  Carlos Neira⁵ 

[1] Department of Marine Science, University of Otago;National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research;Department of Biology, Faculty Science & Mathematics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris;Dragonfly Data Science;Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

关键词: Meiofauna;    Canyon;    Seamount;    Seep;    Slope;    Fishing;    New Zealand;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.2154

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

100 km). We also found a weak, but significant, correlation between trawling intensity and surface sediment diversity. Overall, our results indicate that variability in meiofaunal communities was greater at small scale than at habitat or regional scale. These findings provide new insights into the factors controlling meiofauna in these deep-sea habitats and their potential vulnerability to anthropogenic activities.

【 授权许可】

CC BY