RT Journal Article
T1 Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of nature
A1 Martínez, Alejandro
A1 Bonaglia, Stefano
A1 Di Domenico, Maikon
A1 Fonseca, Gustavo
A1 Ingels, Jeroen
A1 Jörger, Katharina M.
A1 Laumer, Christopher
A1 Leasi, Francesca
A1 Zeppilli, Daniela
A1 Baldrighi, Elisa
A1 Bik, Holly
A1 Cepeda, Diego
A1 Curini Galletti, Marco
A1 Cutter, Asher D.
A1 dos Santos, Giovanni
A1 Fattorini, Simone
A1 Frisch, Dagmar
A1 Gollner, Sabine
A1 Jondelius, Ulf
A1 Kerbl, Alexandra
A1 Kocot, Kevin M.
A1 Majdi, Nabil
A1 Mammola, Stefano
A1 Martín Durán, José M.
A1 Menegotto, André
A1 Montagna, Paul A.
A1 Nascimento, Francisco J. A.
A1 Puillandre, Nicolas
A1 Rognant, Anne
A1 Sánchez Santos, Nuria
A1 Santos, Isaac R.
A1 Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas
A1 Schratzberger, Michaela
A1 Semprucci, Federica
A1 Shimabukuro, Mauricio
A1 Sommerfield, Paul J.
A1 Struck, Torsten H.
A1 Sørensen, Martin V.
A1 Wallberg, Andreas
A1 Worsaae, Katrine
A1 Yamasaki, Hiroshi
A1 Fontaneto, Diego
AB This 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.
PB Nature Research
SN 2399-3642
YR 2025
FD 2025-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120222
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120222
LA eng
NO Martínez, 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
NO Acknowledgements: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.
NO European Commission
NO National Science Foundation
NO Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
NO Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
NO Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (Italia)
NO National Biodiversity Future Center (Italia)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 26 dic 2025