ME24A:
Benthic Meiofauna Structure, Pattern, and Function in Ocean Basins Posters


Session ID#: 28611

Session Description:
Benthic meiofauna are key players in ecosystem processes throughout ocean basins represented by shelf to deep sea ecosystems. Their abundance and community structure have implications in several biogeochemical processes. In this topical session, submissions are solicited in the area of benthic meiofauna community structure, their biogeography across ocean basins as well studies investigating specific role of benthic meiofauna in marine ecosystems including biogeochemical cycling. In particular, submissions are welcome in the emerging areas of benthic meiofauna research that incorporates new tools and techniques including next generation sequencing.
Primary Chair:  Punyasloke Bhadury, IISER Kolkata, Nadia, India
Co-chairs:  Jeroen Ingels, Florida State University, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory, St Teresa, FL, United States and Holly M Bik, University of California, Riverside, Department of Nematology, Riverside, CA, United States
Moderators:  Holly M Bik, University of California, Riverside, Department of Nematology, Riverside, CA, United States, Punyasloke Bhadury, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Biological Sciences, Kolkata, India and Jeroen Ingels, Florida State University, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory, St Teresa, FL, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Punyasloke Bhadury, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Biological Sciences, Kolkata, India and Jeroen Ingels, Florida State University, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory, St Teresa, FL, United States
Index Terms:

4211 Benthic boundary layers [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4235 Estuarine processes [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
Cross-Topics:
  • B - Biodiversity
  • BN - Biogeochemistry and Nutrients

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Meiofaunal Community Structure Within and Beneath the Oxygen Minimum Zone at the Costa Rica Continental Margin (311986)
Carlos Neira1, Jeroen Ingels2, Chandler Puritty3, Guillermo Mendoza1, Elvira Hernandez1 and Lisa A Levin1, (1)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (2)Florida State University, St. Teresa, FL, United States, (3)University of California San Diego, CA, United States
Meiofaunal Communities of the Alaskan Arctic: Insights from Morphological and Environmental DNA Sequencing Approaches (313846)
Sarah M Hardy, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, Holly M Bik, University of California, Riverside, Department of Nematology, Riverside, CA, United States and Jyostna Sharma, University of Texas San Antonio, TX, United States
Epibionts-basibionts Interaction in a Mangrove Ecosystem- Examples of Occurrence of Ciliate Epibionts with Meiofauna (315947)
Punyasloke Bhadury, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Biological Sciences, Kolkata, India and Kapuli Gani Mohamed Thameemul Ansari, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Department of Biological Sciences, Mohanpur, Nadia, India
Biogeochemical Drivers of Meiofaunal Community Structure in the Kermadec and Mariana Trenches (319667)
Jill R Bourque1, Katherine Stamler2, Daniel Leduc3, Eleanna Grammatopoulou4, Daniel J Mayor5, Timothy M Shank6 and Amanda W Demopoulos1, (1)USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Gainesville, FL, United States, (2)University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States, (3)National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand, (4)University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, (5)National Oceanography Center, Southampton, United Kingdom, (6)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Abundance and Diversity of Meiofauna on Nannygoat Beach, Sapelo Island, Georgia (320942)
Richard Matthew Settele1, Andrew Allen Shirley2, Kendall Maze1, Nancy Dalman3, David Turner3 and Logan John Young3, (1)University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA, United States, (2)University of North Georgia, Mt. Airy, GA, United States, (3)University of North Georgia, GA, United States
Nascimento F.J.A, Dahl M, Björk M, Samuelsson G, Deyanova D, Lyimo L.D, Creer S, Gullström M. Cascading effects of seagrass fish grazing and eutrophication on benthic infaunal diversity (321238)
Francisco J.A. Nascimento1, Martin Dahl2, Mats Björk2, Göran Samuelsson2, Diana Deyanova2, Liberatus Lyimo3, Simon Creer4 and Martin Gullström2, (1)Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, (2)Stockholm University, Sweden, (3)Dodoma University, Tanzania, (4)Bangor University, United Kingdom

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