Patterns of diversity in soft-bodied meiofauna: dispersal ability and body size matter

Marco Curini-Galletti, Tom Artois, Valentina Delogu, Willem H. De Smet, Diego Fontaneto, Ulf Jondelius, Francesca Leasi, Alejandro Martinez Garcia, Inga Meyer-Wachsmuth, Karin Sara Nilsson, Paolo Tongiorgi, Katrine Worsaae, M. Antonio Todaro

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Abstract

Biogeographical and macroecological principles are derived from patterns of distribution in large organisms, whereas microscopic ones have often been considered uninteresting, because of their supposed wide distribution. Here, after reporting the results of an intensive faunistic survey of marine microscopic animals (meiofauna) in Northern Sardinia, we test for the effect of body size, dispersal ability, and habitat features on the patterns of distribution of several groups.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummere33801
TidsskriftP L o S One
Vol/bind7
Udgave nummer3
Antal sider13
ISSN1932-6203
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2012

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