Code
01J14909
Duration
01 January 2009 → 31 October 2013
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Animal biology
Keywords
nematoda
biodiversity
deep-sea
ecosystem-functioning
meiofauna
benthos
Project description
The main goal of research is to gain insight in the functioning of deep-sea benthos ecosystems. More specific the role of meiofauna in the C-flux of deep-sea sediments and the relation with their biodiversity will be studied, at different locations with contrasting food regimes. The main emphasis will be given to identification of the trophic position en potential selectivity of nematoda.