What is it about?
This study provides first data on the meiobenthic assemblages of western coasts of the Turkish Black Sea presenting particularly the taxonomic composition of free-living marine nematodes, harpacticoid copepods and hard-shelled foraminiferans of the area.
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Why is it important?
The terrestrial part of iğneada is protected as a National Park and the coastal part has been proposed as a marine protected area. Establishment and improvement of regional databases are of great significance in monitoring biodiversity, particularly at marine protected areas, since this serves as a basis for planning conservational actions.
Perspectives
This is the first published paper in Turkey providing the taxonomic composition of two main meiobenthic groups (nematodes, harpacticoids) and also the hard-shelled foraminiferans in a particular area.
Dr Derya Ürkmez
Sinop Universitesi
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This page is a summary of: Meiobenthic Assemblages from the Southwestern Coast of the Black Sea, İğneada (Turkey), Biologia, January 2016, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/biolog-2016-0129.
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