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Shifts in trait-based and taxonomic macrofauna community structure along a 27-year time-series in the south-eastern North Sea.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2019
Meyer Julia, Kröncke Ingrid
Abstract excerpt
Current research revealed distinct changes in ecosystem functions, and thus in ecosystem stability and resilience, caused by changes in community structure and diversity loss. Benthic species play an important role in benthic-pelagic coupling, such as through the remineralization of deposited organic material, and changes to benthic community structure and diversity have associated with changes in ecosystem...
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