@article {Gheskiere:2005ud,
	title = {Meiofauna as descriptor of tourism-induced changes at sandy beaches},
	journal = {Marine Environmental Research},
	volume = {60},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {245-265},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCI LTD},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {Tourism has long been considered as a {\textquoteright}clean industry{\textquoteright} with almost no negative effects on the environment. This study demonstrated, in two different coastal systems (Mediterranean and Baltic), that tourism related activities are particularly affecting the sandy beach meio-and nematofauna in the upper beach zone, the specific ecotone in which many meiofauna species from both the marine and the terrestrial environment congregate. Tourist upper beaches are characterized by a lower \% total organic matter (\%TOM), lower densities, lower diversities (absence of Insecta, Harpacticoida, Oligochaeta, terrestrial nematodes and marine Ironidae nematodes) and higher community stress compared to nearby non-tourist locations. The \%TOM was found to be the single most important factor for the observed differences in meiofauna assemblage structure at tourist versus non-tourist beaches in both the Mediterranean and the Baltic region. The free-living nematode assemblages from tourist upper zones depart significantly from expectations based on random selections from the regional nematode species pool. Furthermore upper zone assemblages are characterised by a low species diversity consisting of taxonomically closely related nematode species with r-strategist features. Generally, faunal differences between tourist and non-tourist beaches are decreasing towards the lower beach zones. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Baltic, free-living nematodes, Mediterranean, meiofauna, sandy beach, taxonomic diversity, tourist impacts},
	doi = {DOI 10.1016/j.marenvres.2004.10.006},
	author = {Gheskiere, T and Vincx, M and Weslawski, JM and Scapini, F and Degraer, S}
}
@article {Gheskiere:2005kn,
	title = {Nematodes from wave-dominated sandy beaches: diversity, zonation patterns and testing of the isocommunities concept},
	journal = {Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science},
	volume = {62},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {365-375},
	publisher = {ACADEMIC PRESS LTD ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD},
	address = {24-28 OVAL RD, LONDON NW1 7DX, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {Spatial patterns of nematode community structure from two geographically spaced intermediate. micro-tidal beaches (i.e. Mediterranean and Baltic) were investigated. Differences in the nematode assemblages were found to be significantly different and related to the morphodynamic characteristics of the studied zones (upper beach. swash/breakers and subtidal). Highest nematode densities and species diversities were recorded on the coarse-grained, more physically controlled. Italian beach in contrast to the more chemically controlled Polish beach. This is in contrast to the worldwide patterns of macrofaunal coinmunities. As demonstrated by higher taxonomic distinctness measurements, upper beaches were found to harbour species from both the marine and terrestrial ecosystem and are considered to be important ecotones between these adjacent systems. The swash/breaker zones are characterised by the loss of distinctive species caused by the high water percolation in these zones. The concept of parallel ecological communities {\textquoteright}isocommunities{\textquoteright} is only supported for the upper beach zones. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Baltic, diversity, free-living nematodes, isocommunities, Mediterranean, sandy beach morphodynamics, taxonomic relatedness},
	doi = {DOI 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.09.024},
	author = {Gheskiere, T and Vincx, M and Urban-Malinga, B and Rossano, C and Scapini, F and Degraer, S}
}
@article {Abebe:2008xy,
	title = {Global diversity of nematodes (Nematoda) in freshwater},
	journal = {Hydrobiologia},
	volume = {595},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {67-78},
	publisher = {SPRINGER},
	address = {VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {Despite free-living nematodes being present in all types of limnetic habitats including unfavorable conditions that exclude many other meiobenthic invertebrates, they received less attention than marine and terrestrial forms. Two-fifths of the nematode families, one-fifth of the nearly 1800 genera and only 7\% of the about 27,000 nominal species are recorded from freshwater habitats. The Dorylaimia are the most successful in freshwater habitats with nearly two-thirds of all known freshwater nematodes belonging to this subclass. Members of the subclass Enoplia are principally marine though include some exclusively freshwater taxa with extreme endemism. The subclass Chromadoria includes half of the freshwater nematode families and members of the Monhysterida and Plectida are among the most widely reported freshwater nematodes. Studies on freshwater nematodes show extreme regional bias; those from the southern hemisphere are extremely underrepresented, especially compared to European freshwater bodies. The majority of records are from a single biogeographic region. Discussion on nematode endemism is largely premature since apart from Lake Baikal, the nematofauna of ancient lakes as centers of speciation is limited and recent discoveries show high nematode abundance and diversity in cryptic freshwater bodies, underground calcrete formations and stromatolite pools potentially with a high number of new taxa.},
	keywords = {Biodiversity, distribution, free-living nematodes, freshwater nematodes, Global estimate, nematode biogeography},
	doi = {DOI 10.1007/s10750-007-9005-5},
	author = {Abebe, Eyualem and Decraemer, Wilfrida and De Ley, Paul}
}
