Effects of widespread human disturbances in the marine environment suggest a new agenda for meiofauna research is needed

M Schratzberger, PJ Somerfield - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The response of an ecological community to a disturbance event, and its capacity to recover,
are of major interest to ecologists, especially at a time of increasing frequencies and …

Hidden players—Meiofauna mediate Ecosystem effects of Anthropogenic disturbances in the ocean

M Schratzberger, R Danovaro, J Ingels… - New horizons in …, 2023 - Springer
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 Reproductive Capacities of the Calanoid Copepods Parvocalanus crassirostis and Acartia pacifica under Different pH and Temperature Conditions

M Behbehani, S Uddin, N Habibi, HA Al-Sarawi… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Climate change has negatively affected marine organisms. This
experimental study presents data from a multigenerational experiment on the egg …

Toxicity of PAHs-enriched sediments on meiobenthic communities under ocean warming and CO2-driven acidification scenarios

MCS Portugal, GL Altafim, SB de Jesus, AV Alves… - Marine Pollution …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess the interactive effects of CO 2-driven acidification, temperature
rise, and PAHs toxicity on meiobenthic communities. Laboratory microcosms were …

Effects of metals in sediment under acidification and temperature rise scenarios on reproduction of the copepod Nitokra sp.

AV Alves, RK Kureki, TH Trevizani, RCL Figueira… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
The potential effects of trace metal pollution in sediment under scenarios of warming and CO
2-driven acidification on the fecundity of the copepod Nitokra sp. were assessed. Ovigerous …

Meiobenthos and ocean acidification: Effects on meiobenthic communities inhabiting Mediterranean cold shallow CO2-vents

AC Di Montanara, E Baldrighi, ML Correa… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ocean acidification is causing major changes in marine ecosystems, with varying levels of
impact, depending both on the habitat and the studied organisms. Here, we investigated for …

Hypoxia tolerance, but not low pH tolerance, is associated with a latitudinal cline across populations of Tigriopus californicus

A Deconinck, CS Willett - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Intertidal organisms must tolerate daily fluctuations in environmental parameters, and
repeated exposure to co-occurring conditions may result in tolerance to multiple stressors …

Early development and metabolic rate of the sea louse Caligus rogercresseyi under different scenarios of temperature and pCO2

JA Montory, JP Cumillaf, P Gebauer, M Urbina… - Marine Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic CO 2 emissions have led to ocean acidification and a rise in the temperature.
The present study evaluates the effects of temperature (10, 15 and 20° C) and pCO 2 (400 …

Meiobenthic community structure on the Northeast coastal area of Jeju Island, Korea

T Kang, D Kim - Ocean and Polar Research, 2020 - koreascience.kr
We analyzed the characteristics of meiofaunal communities in the northern part of Jeju
Island and the environmental factors affecting the meiofaunal communities. For the analysis …

Multigenerational Life-History Responses to pH in Distinct Populations of the Copepod Tigriopus californicus

A Liguori - The Biological Bulletin, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Intertidal zones are highly dynamic and harsh habitats: organisms that persist there must
face many stressors, including drastic changes in seawater pH, which can be strongly …