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Trait-informed metabarcoding captures tardigrade community trait shifts but not functional dispersion along a land-use gradient
Bartłomiej Surmacz, Krystian M. Budzik, Yelyzaveta Matsko, Daniel Stec
The paper compares empirical and metabarcoding-based trait data for tardigrade communities along a land-use gradient, finding similar trait trends but limited correlation in functional dispersion.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.16.759526