Trends in the diversity, distribution and life history strategy of Arctic Hydrozoa (Cnidaria).

ABSTRACT: This is the first attempt to compile a comprehensive and updated species list for Hydrozoa in the Arctic, encompassing both hydroid and medusa stages and including Siphonophorae. We address the hypothesis that the presence of a pelagic stage (holo- or meroplanktonic) was not necessary to successfully recolonize the Arctic by Hydrozoa after the Last Glacial Maximum. Presence-absence data of Hydrozoa in the Arctic were prepared on the basis of historical and present-day literature. The Arctic was divided into ecoregions. Species were grouped into distributional categories according to their worldwide occurrences. Each species was classified according to life history strategy. The similarity of species composition among regions was calculated with the Bray-Curtis index. Average and variation

SUBMITTER: Ronowicz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4368823 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature