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Second-generation environmental sequencing unmasks marine metazoan biodiversity

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dc.contributor.authorFonseca, V. G.
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Gary
dc.contributor.authorSung, W.
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Harriet F.
dc.contributor.authorPower, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorNeill, Simon P.
dc.contributor.authorPacker, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorBlaxter, M. L.
dc.contributor.authorLambshead, P. J. D.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, W. K.
dc.contributor.authorCreer, S.
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-24T13:15:35Z
dc.date.available2014-10-24T13:15:35Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractBiodiversity is of crucial importance for ecosystem functioning, sustainability and resilience, but the magnitude and organization of marine diversity at a range of spatial and taxonomic scales are undefined. In this paper, we use second-generation sequencing to unmask putatively diverse marine metazoan biodiversity in a Scottish temperate benthic ecosystem. We show that remarkable differences in diversity occurred at microgeographical scales and refute currently accepted ecological and taxonomic paradigms of meiofaunal identity, rank abundance and concomitant understanding of trophic dynamics. Richness estimates from the current benchmarked Operational Clustering of Taxonomic Units from Parallel UltraSequencing analyses are broadly aligned with those derived from morphological assessments. However, the slope of taxon rarefaction curves for many phyla remains incomplete, suggesting that the true alpha diversity is likely to exceed current perceptions. The approaches provide a rapid, objective and cost-effective taxonomic framework for exploring links between ecosystem structure and function of all hitherto intractable, but ecologically important, communities.por
dc.identifier.citationVera G. Fonse, Gary R. Carvalho, Way Sung, Harriet F. Johnson, Deborah M. Power, Simon P. Neill, Margaret Packer, Mark L. Blaxter, P. John D. Lambshead, W. Kelley Thomas & Simon Creer, "Second-generation environmental sequencing unmasks marine metazoan biodiversity" in Nature Communications 1, Article number: 98por
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1095
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.otherAUT: DPO00386
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/5488
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherNature Publishing Grouppor
dc.titleSecond-generation environmental sequencing unmasks marine metazoan biodiversitypor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.titleNature Communicationspor
oaire.citation.volume1por
person.familyNamePower
person.givenNameDeborah Mary
person.identifier.ciencia-id891A-8A44-3CAE
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1366-0246
person.identifier.scopus-author-id7101806760
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