The community of tropical freshwater meiofauna in montane streams is regulated by streamflow and macroinvertebrates and not by sediment characteristics.

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Conference object , Other literature type 06 Mar 2020Publisher:ZenodoFunded by:NSF | LTER: LTER 5: Understandi...

Authors: Santiago-Vera, Josue; Ramírez, Alonso;

doi: 10.5281/zenodo.6145212 , 10.5281/zenodo.6145213

The community of tropical freshwater meiofauna in montane streams is regulated by streamflow and macroinvertebrates and not by sediment characteristics.

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Stream in Puerto Rico have similar meiofaunal communities than those described for temperate streams. In agreement with studies in other regions, streamflow is a strong environmental driver of meiofaunal community structure. Unexpectedly, sediment characteristics were not related to meiofauna dynamics, but macroinvertebrate abundance were positively related with meiofaunal abundance, suggesting facilitation between the two groups.

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University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
United States
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
United States
University of Puerto Rico System
United States

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