Document of bibliographic reference 351458

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Journal article

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AS

Title

Simple is the best: an alternative method for the analysis of free-living nematode assemblage structure

Abstract

An alternative approach to notice changes of the nematode community structure was evaluated in five study cases in the Mediterranean Sea. In detail, we suggested a combination of morpho-functional traits (i.e., amphid, cuticle, buccal cavity, and tail shape) as an alternative to the taxonomic identification of nematodes. The results clearly demonstrated that the matrixes made using the trait code numbers perfectly mirror the changes of the nematode community structure at the genus level. The combination of the morpho-functional traits more frequently observed in areas under human pressure were ascribable to genera belonging to Xyalidae, Linhomoeidae and Chromadoridae families. This approach might greatly speed the analyses of nematode fauna in biomonitoring programs and might also be adopted for other meiobenthic organisms that may be categorized in functional groups opening new perspectives in the ecological assessment of meiofauna.

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000781441000001

Bibliographic citation

Semprucci, F.; Grassi, E.; Balsamo, M. (2022). Simple is the best: an alternative method for the analysis of free-living nematode assemblage structure. Water 14(7): 1114. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w14071114

Topic

Marine

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true

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open access

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true