Comparison of meiofauna, particularly free-living marine nematode community in interspersed habitats of mangroves and Spartina alterniflora in Zhanjiang, China.

The invasion of Spartina alterniflora poses a significant threat to mangrove wetlands but its effects on free-living marine nematodes (nematodes, hereafter), the most abundant benthic animals, are understudied. This research compared sediment meiofau…

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