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Project

Meiofauna at cold seeps: understanding their function, adaptation and origin

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

3G034607

Duration

01 January 2007 → 30 December 2012

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Ann Vanreusel

Research disciplines

Natural sciences
- Geology
- Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution

Keywords

sulpihide meiofauna methane adaptation

Project description

In order to understand the prevailing conditions for life in cold seeps the following questions are addressed with emphasis on the meiofauna:1. What is driving the patchiness at seeps2. What is the trophic position of the meiofauna?3. How does endobenthic organisms thrive in these extreme conditions?4. What is the origin of seep-meiofauna species? The fauna from different locations worldwide is investigated.

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