- in
fresh water.
Macrofauna are
benthic or soil
organisms which are
retained on a 0.5 mm sieve.
Studies in the deep sea
define macrofauna as
animals retained...
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Charismatic megafauna are
animal species that are large—in the
category that they represent—with
symbolic value or
widespread po****r appeal, and are often...
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nonchemosynthetic communities such as
bacteria and
other micro-benthos, meiofauna,
macrofauna, and
megafauna (larger
organisms such as crabs, sea pens, crinoids, demersal...
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Tardigrade that was
extracted from moss
Nematoda (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Macrofauna are
organisms that are
greater than 2mm in size that
usually inhabit soft...
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exclusively microorganisms; no
known macrofauna possesses the
ability to use
inorganic compounds as
electron sources.
Macrofauna and
lithotrophs can form symbiotic...
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crabs and a
sipuncula (peanut worm).
Mangrove fauna may be
grouped into
macrofauna (larger than 2mm, gastropods/snails and crabs),
meiofauna (0.1 mm to 2mm...
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microfauna but
smaller than
macrofauna—rather than by
their taxonomy. This
fauna includes both
animals that turn into
macrofauna later in life, and those...
- Soil
macrofauna,
climatic gradients and soil heterogeneity
Historical factors, such as
climate and soil
parent materials,
shape landscapes above and below...
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combined with high
rates of
bioturbation by
macrofauna, such as
crabs and lobsters.
Bioturbation by
macrofauna affect nitrogen availability and multiple...
- A
typical soil has a biom****
composition of 70% microorganisms, 22%
macrofauna, and 8% roots. The
living component of an acre of soil may
include 900 lb...
