Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of nature

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dc.contributor.authorMartínez, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorBonaglia, Stefano
dc.contributor.authorDi Domenico, Maikon
dc.contributor.authorFonseca, Gustavo
dc.contributor.authorIngels, Jeroen
dc.contributor.authorJörger, Katharina M.
dc.contributor.authorLaumer, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorLeasi, Francesca
dc.contributor.authorZeppilli, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorBaldrighi, Elisa
dc.contributor.authorBik, Holly
dc.contributor.authorCepeda, Diego
dc.contributor.authorCurini Galletti, Marco
dc.contributor.authorCutter, Asher D.
dc.contributor.authordos Santos, Giovanni
dc.contributor.authorFattorini, Simone
dc.contributor.authorFrisch, Dagmar
dc.contributor.authorGollner, Sabine
dc.contributor.authorJondelius, Ulf
dc.contributor.authorKerbl, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorKocot, Kevin M.
dc.contributor.authorMajdi, Nabil
dc.contributor.authorMammola, Stefano
dc.contributor.authorMartín Durán, José M.
dc.contributor.authorMenegotto, André
dc.contributor.authorMontagna, Paul A.
dc.contributor.authorNascimento, Francisco J. A.
dc.contributor.authorPuillandre, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorRognant, Anne
dc.contributor.authorSánchez Santos, Nuria
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Isaac R.
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorSchratzberger, Michaela
dc.contributor.authorSemprucci, Federica
dc.contributor.authorShimabukuro, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorSommerfield, Paul J.
dc.contributor.authorStruck, Torsten H.
dc.contributor.authorSørensen, Martin V.
dc.contributor.authorWallberg, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorWorsaae, Katrine
dc.contributor.authorYamasaki, Hiroshi
dc.contributor.authorFontaneto, Diego
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-19T16:55:52Z
dc.date.available2025-05-19T16:55:52Z
dc.date.issued2025-03
dc.descriptionAcknowledgements: Kevin M. Kocot was funded by NSF DEB-1846174. Dagmar Frisch Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG- German Research Foundation) – Project number 461099895. André Menegotto was supported by a “Juan de la Cierva—Formación” fellowship (FJC2020044080-I), funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by “European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR”. The study received support from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) of the Italian Ministry of University and Research, funded by the European Union—NextGenerationEU, project code CN_00000033, National Biodiversity Future Center—NBFC, CUP B83C22002930006.
dc.description.abstractThis paper identifies the top-50 priority questions for meiofaunal research, highlighting their critical roles in biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity. It calls for a balanced research agenda, international cooperation, and advances in technology to overcome current challenges and unlock meiofauna’s full potential.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución
dc.description.facultyFac. de Ciencias Biológicas
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Commission
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation
dc.description.sponsorshipDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
dc.description.sponsorshipMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
dc.description.sponsorshipAgencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistero dell’Università e della Ricerca (Italia)
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Biodiversity Future Center (Italia)
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.citationMartínez, A., Bonaglia, S., Di Domenico, M. et al. Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of Nature. Commun Biol 8, 449 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07888-1
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s42003-025-07888-1
dc.identifier.issn2399-3642
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07888-1
dc.identifier.relatedurlhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-07888-1#citeas
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120222
dc.journal.titleCommunications Biology
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final17
dc.page.initial1
dc.publisherNature Research
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject.cdu574.5
dc.subject.cdu595.3
dc.subject.ucmEcología (Biología)
dc.subject.ucmInvertebrados
dc.subject.ucmEvolución
dc.subject.unesco2401.06 Ecología Animal
dc.subject.unesco2401.19 Zoología Marina
dc.titleFundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of nature
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