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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Biodiversity and ecological requirements of meiofauna and a typology for Irish transitional waters. |
| Research Area | Water |
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| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | James Wilson |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | University of Dublin, Trinity College (TCD) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 53.34449, -6.25867 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Project Keywords | Biodiversity; Meiofauna; Typology; Irish Transitional Waters |
| Project Abstract | The focus of this project will be the taxonomic investigation of the biodiversity of the understudied meiofauna within the habitats of Ireland's estuarine and coastal ecosystems. The ecological requirements of the meiofauna will be established for priority special protected areas (SPA) in transitional waters along with a salinity-based typology. The application of the meiofauna as bioindicators of SPA habitat quality and degree of anthropogenic impact will also be investigated. Species interactions within and between trophic guilds will be studied, including ecosystem modelling of predator-prey relationships within the meiofauna. |