| Title: | Editorial : new perspectives in benthic-pelagic coupling in marine and transitional coastal areas |
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| Authors: | ID Cibic, Tamara (Author)
ID Orlando-Bonaca, Martina (Author)
ID Rubino, Fernando (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1009078/full
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URL - Source URL, visit https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1009078
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.03 - Other scientific articles |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | Shallow environments and transitional habitats are among the world’s most productive ecosystems (Odum, 1983; Cloern et al., 2014) where light penetration to the bottom and nutrient availability fuel multiple primary producers including phytoplankton, benthic microalgae, macroalgae and seagrasses (Kirk, 2000; Sundbäck et al., 2000; Sala et al., 2012; Papathanasiou et al., 2015; Orfanidis et al., 2021) that sustain higher trophic levels and provide important ecosystem services (Barbier et al., 2011; Queirós et al., 2019). In these ecosystems, pelagos and benthos have been classically studied as distinct domains of the marine environment, although they cannot be considered as separate entities (Boero et al., 1996; Marcus & Boero, 1998). The compartmentalization of these ecosystems into their benthic and pelagic components in experimental studies and models often limits our understanding of the scope and strength of interactions between these habitats, their role in maintaining the ecosystem function, and their sensitivity to future change (Griffiths et al., 2017). The benthic–pelagic coupling involves all those processes that connect the bottom and water column habitats through the exchange of mass, energy, and nutrients. Matter and energy flow between the two domains in both directions, along food webs, involving the movement of planktonic and benthic organisms at different life stages (Kiljunen et al., 2020). Indeed, many physical, chemical and biological processes bind these two domains, where benthic-pelagic coupling concurs to maintain high rates of primary production and decomposition (Kennish et al., 2014). While primary producers compete for the same resources (light and nutrients), benthic filter feeders are well adapted to efficiently filter bacteria, phytoplankton and zooplankton, dissolved organic matter (Hughes et al., 2005; Karuza et al., 2016), as well as pollutants from the water column (Giandomenico et al., 2016). An in-depth knowledge of the life cycles of meroplanktonic species is an indispensable prerequisite for understanding the functioning of the ecosystem in shallow areas. Besides this, benthic primary producers and invertebrates provide several ecosystem services and drive important processes such as nutrient cycling, bio-irrigation and organic matter decomposition in coastal areas (Bremner et al., 2006; Olsgard et al., 2008).
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| Keywords: | coastal areas, new perspectives, benthic-pelagic coupling, editorial |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 25.08.2022 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-4 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 9 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-20156  |
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| UDC: | 574:574.1 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2296-7745 |
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| DOI: | 10.3389/fmars.2022.1009078 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 122211075 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 21. 9. 2022;
Št. članka: 1009078;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 06.08.2024 |
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