@booklet {Ingels:2009db,
	title = {Nematode diversity and its relation to the quantity and quality of sedimentary organic matter in the deep Nazare Canyon, Western Iberian Margin},
	volume = {56},
	year = {2009},
	note = {Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers},
	pages = {1521-1539},
	publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {Samples collected in the deep Nazare Canyon and at the adjacent slope, during the HERMES RRS Discovery D297 cruise (2005), were analysed for metazoan meiofauna, nematode structure and diversity and its relation to quality and quantity of sedimentary organic material. The amount and quality of organic matter available for direct consumption was much higher in the canyon compared to the slope and positively correlated with high nematode abundances (795-1171 ind. 10 cm(-2)) and biomass (93.2-343.5 mu g dry weight 10 cm(-2)). thus leading to higher standing stocks. Canyon nematode assemblages also showed particular adaptations (e.g. higher trophic complexity, variability of nematode morphology, and presence of opportunistic genera) to canyon conditions, particularly in the deeper sediment layers. The Nazare Canyon{\textquoteright}s nematode diversity was slightly lower than that of the adjacent slope and its assemblages were characterised by a higher dominance of certain genera. Still, the canyon contributes considerably to total Western Iberian Margin diversity due to different assemblages present compared to the slope. Furthermore, the harsh conditions in terms of hydrodynamic disturbance and the high organic matter flux are likely to have a negative impact on the establishment of species rich meiobenthic communities, especially in the canyon axis. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {deep sea, diversity, Meiobenthos, Nazare, nematodes, Sedimentary organic matter, Submarine canyons, Western Iberian Margin},
	doi = {DOI 10.1016/j.dsr.2009.04.010},
	author = {Ingels, Jeroen and Kiriakoulakis, Konstadinos and Wolff, George A. and Vanreusel, Ann}
}
@booklet {Gobin:2006sf,
	title = {Geographical variation in species diversity: A comparison of marine polychaetes and nematodes},
	volume = {330},
	year = {2006},
	note = {Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology},
	pages = {234-244},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {The aim of this study was to determine if marine species diversity was influenced by geographical location and whether it was higher at lower latitudes. Artificial collectors (made of nylon pan scourers) were employed as a standard substratum for the colonisation of marine invertebrates inhabiting subtidal (12 to 15 m) hard, rocky bottom substrata. These artificial substrate units (ASUs) were deployed at different latitudes including northern and southern temperate (South West England, UK and New Zealand), tropical (Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies) and polar (Signy Island, Antarctica) areas. The polychaetes, representative of the macrofauna and the nematodes, representative of the meiofauna fractions of the total invertebrate fauna collected were analysed. Neither polychaete nor nematode species diversity showed a trend based on latitude and each taxon showed a different pattern of diversity variation in relation to location. Polychaete diversity varied from area to area with highest species diversity occurring in the southern temperate (New Zealand). Nematode species diversity however was similar for the northern and southern temperate (UK and New Zealand) and the tropical area (Trinidad and Tobago). Thus, although the number of locations studied was limited, these data do not conform to a gradient in species diversity with latitude as has been previously supposed. The success of ASUs to compare species diversities in standardised habitat units augurs well for their future use in other ecological areas such as biogeographical or pollution studies. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {artificial substrata, benthic species diversity, latitudinal gradients, nematodes, polychaetes},
	doi = {DOI 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.12.030},
	author = {Gobin, JF and Warwick, R. M.}
}
