Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of nature

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...

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Autores: Martínez, Alejandro, Bonaglia, Stefano, Di Domenico, Maikon, Fonseca, Gustavo, Ingels, Jeroen, Jörger, Katharina M., Laumer, Christopher, Leasi, Francesca, Zeppilli, Daniela, Baldrighi, Elisa, Bik, Holly, Cepeda, Diego, Curini Galletti, Marco, Cutter, Asher D., dos Santos, Giovanni, Fattorini, Simone, Frisch, Dagmar, Gollner, Sabine, Jondelius, Ulf, Kerbl, Alexandra, Kocot, Kevin M., Majdi, Nabil, Mammola, Stefano, Martín Durán, José M., Menegotto, André, Montagna, Paul A., Nascimento, Francisco J. A., Puillandre, Nicolas, Rognant, Anne, Sánchez Santos, Nuria, Santos, Isaac R., Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Schratzberger, Michaela, Semprucci, Federica, Shimabukuro, Mauricio, Sommerfield, Paul J., Struck, Torsten H., Sørensen, Martin V., Wallberg, Andreas, Worsaae, Katrine, Yamasaki, Hiroshi, Fontaneto, Diego
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositório:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/120222
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120222
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:574.5
595.3
Ecología (Biología)
Invertebrados
Evolución
2401.06 Ecología Animal
2401.19 Zoología Marina
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Resumo: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.