The Influential Role of the Habitat on the Diversity Patterns of Free-Living Aquatic Nematode Assemblages in the Cuban Archipelago
Free living nematodes are the most abundant and diverse metazoans in aquatic sediments. We used a framework of habitat types to reveal quantitative patterns in species richness (SR), β-diversity, and biological traits (BT). Meiofauna was quantitatively collected from 60 sites within nine habitat typ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Diversity |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/9/166 |