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Alexandridis, Nikolaos; Dambacher, Jeffrey M.; Jean, Fred; Desroy, Nicolas; Bacher, Cedric. |
In order to better understand and predict the dynamics of benthic macroinvertebrate communities, we need to first define the functional components of benthic biodiversity and then provide a mechanistic description of how they interact with their abiotic environment, their basic resources and each other. These interactions should be largely controlled by readily available biological traits, making trait-based modelling an ideal framework for the synthesis of relevant hypotheses from ecological theory and expert knowledge. With the help of benthic species traits, we derived a set of first principles regarding the role of organisms in processes of environmental filtering, consumption of algae/detritus, predation, use of space, biogenic habitat modification... |
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Palavras-chave: Benthic macroinvertebrates; Biological traits; Biotic interactions; Community assembly; Functional groups; Qualitative modelling. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00394/50587/51411.pdf |
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Genitsaris, Savvas; Monchy, Sebastien; Breton, Elsa; Lecuyer, Eric; Christaki, Urania. |
The aim of this study was to analyze planktonic protistan assemblages under different environmental pressures at 2 adjacent coastal stations (inshore and offshore; similar to 6.4 km apart) in the eastern English Channel (EEC). Samples were collected between March 2012 and June 2013, and analyzed using bioinformatic analysis and tag pyrosequencing of the V2-V3 hypervariable region of the 18S rRNA gene. In addition to the taxonomic composition of the protistan communities, the detected operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were sorted into 6 major functional groups based on their trophic roles in marine systems. Comparisons of 13 environmental factors, including physical and chemical variables, indicated significant differences between the 2 stations. However,... |
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Palavras-chave: Unicellular eukaryotes; Community organization; Environmental parameters; Biotic interactions; 18S rRNA; Pyrosequencing; Bioinformatics; Ecological tools. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00373/48450/48765.pdf |
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