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Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of Nature
Communications biology, Vol.8(1), pp.1-17
17/03/2025
PMCID: PMC11914145
PMID: 40097602
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Abstract
This paper identifies the top-50 priority questions for meiofaunal research, highlighting their critical roles in biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity. It calls for a balanced research agenda, international cooperation, and advances in technology to overcome current challenges and unlock meiofauna’s full potential.
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- Title
- Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of Nature
- Creators
- Alejandro Martínez - Water Research InstituteStefano Bonaglia - University of GothenburgMaikon Di Domenico - Universidade Federal do ParanáGustavo Fonseca - Universidade Federal de São PauloJeroen Ingels - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric ResearchKatharina M. Jörger - Bavarian State Collection of ZoologyChristopher Laumer - Natural History MuseumFrancesca Leasi - University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaDaniela Zeppilli - IfremerElisa Baldrighi - University of Nevada, RenoHolly Bik - University of GeorgiaDiego Cepeda - Universidad de AlcaláMarco Curini-Galletti - University of SassariAsher D. Cutter - University of TorontoGiovanni dos Santos - Universidade Federal de PernambucoSimone Fattorini - University of L'AquilaDagmar Frisch - Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland FisheriesSabine Gollner - Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchUlf Jondelius - Swedish Museum of Natural HistoryKevin M. Kocot - University of AlabamaNabil Majdi - Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-MerAlexandra Kerbl - Heidelberg UniversityStefano Mammola - Finnish Museum of Natural HistoryJosé M. Martín-Durán - Queen Mary University of LondonAndré Menegotto - Universidad Autónoma de MadridPaul A. Montagna - Texas A&M University – Corpus ChristiFrancisco J. A. Nascimento - Stockholm UniversityNicolas Puillandre - Institut de Systématique, Évolution, BiodiversitéAnne Rognant - OcéanopolisNuria Sánchez - Universidad Complutense de MadridIsaac R. Santos - University of GothenburgAndreas Schmidt-Rhaesa - Hamburg, GermanyMichaela Schratzberger - Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceFederica Semprucci - University of UrbinoMauricio Shimabukuro - Universidade Federal do Rio GrandePaul J. Sommerfield - Plymouth Marine LaboratoryTorsten H. Struck - University of OsloMartin V. Sørensen - Natural History Museum AarhusAndreas Wallberg - Uppsala UniversityKatrine Worsaae - University of CopenhagenHiroshi Yamasaki - Kyushu UniversityDiego Fontaneto - Water Research Institute
- Publication Details
- Communications biology, Vol.8(1), pp.1-17
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Grant note
- The study received support from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) of the Italian Ministry of University and Research, funded by the European Union—NextGenerationEU, project code CN_00000033, National Biodiversity Future Center—NBFC, CUP B83C22002930006.
- Identifiers
- 991013267501902368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2025 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which permits any non-commercial use, sharing, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if you modified the licensed material. You do not have permission under this licence to share adapted material derived from this article or parts of it. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; National Marine Science Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article