Structure and function of nematode communities across the Indian western  continental margin and its oxygen minimum zone

Singh, R.; Ingole, B. S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-191-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-191-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-191-2016

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15 Jan 2016

Research article |

| 15 Jan 2016

Structure and function of nematode communities across the Indian western continental margin and its oxygen minimum zone

R. Singh and B. S. Ingole

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Preprint (discussion started on 23 Jul 2015)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C4083: 'Referee's comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 Aug 2015
- AC C5479: 'Reply to the comments posed by referee 1', Ravail Singh, 17 Sep 2015
  - RC C5498: 'Schematic model', Jeroen Ingels, 17 Sep 2015
    - AC C5528: 'Schematic model', Ravail Singh, 18 Sep 2015
      - AC C6608: 'Schematic model', Ravail Singh, 16 Oct 2015
RC C4404: 'Structural and functional study of the nematode community...', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Aug 2015
- AC C5482: 'Reply of comments posed by second referee', Ravail Singh, 17 Sep 2015
  - AC C6037: 'Functional trait matrix', Ravail Singh, 01 Oct 2015
RC C4673: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #3, 25 Aug 2015
- AC C5504: 'Reply of comments posed by third referee', Ravail Singh, 17 Sep 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (18 Oct 2015) by Lisa Levin

AR by Ravail Singh on behalf of the Authors (31 Oct 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (12 Nov 2015) by Lisa Levin

AR by Ravail Singh on behalf of the Authors (20 Nov 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (15 Dec 2015) by Lisa Levin

AR by Ravail Singh on behalf of the Authors (15 Dec 2015) Manuscript

Short summary

Several transitional settings in the western Indian continental margin, including the shelf, slope, and basin, provide multiple oxygen and other environmental gradients. These settings allowed us to investigate how oxygen and environmental factors affect and modulate the structure and function of nematode communities at the species level. An study from the Indian western continental margin with reference to nematode tolerance in the oxygen minimum zone is therefore important.