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Water masses constrain the distribution of deep-sea sponges in the North Atlantic Ocean and Nordic Seas

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REFERENCE Roberts, EM; Bowers, DG; Meyer, HK; Samuelsen, A; Rapp, HT; Cárdenas, P (2021). Marine Ecology Progress Series https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13570. ABSTRACT Water masses are bodies of water with distinctive physical and biogeochemical properties. They impart vertical structure to the deep ocean, … Read More

Bacterial precursors and unsaturated long-chain fatty acids are biomarkers of North-Atlantic deep-sea demosponges

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REFERENCE de Kluijver, Anna; Nierop, Klaas GJ; Morganti, Teresa M; Bart, Martijn C; Slaby, Beate M; Hanz, Ulrike; de Goeij, Jasper M; Mienis, Furu; Middelburg, Jack J (2021). Plos ONE https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241095. ABSTRACT Sponges produce distinct fatty acids (FAs) that (potentially) can … Read More

An Integrative Model of Carbon and Nitrogen Metabolism in a Common Deep-Sea Sponge (Geodia barretti)

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REFERENCE de Kluijvier, Anna; Martijn, Bart; van Oevelen, Dick; de Goeij, Jasper; Leys, Sally P; Maier, Sandra; Maldonado, Manuel; Soetaert, Karline; Verbiest, Sanders; Middelburg, Jack J (2021). Frontiers in Marine Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.596251. ABSTRACT Deep-sea sponges and their microbial symbionts transform … Read More

Seasonal Variability in Near-bed Environmental Conditions in the Vazella pourtalesii Glass Sponge Grounds of the Scotian Shelf

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REFERENCE Hanz, U; Beazley, L; Kenchington, E; Duineveld, G; Rapp, HT; Mienis, F (2021). Frontiers in Marine Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.597682. ABSTRACT The Scotian Shelf harbors unique aggregations of the glass sponge Vazella pourtalesii that provides an important habitat for benthic and … Read More

The First Cut Is the Deepest: Trawl Effects on a Deep-Sea Sponge Ground Are Pronounced Four Years on

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REFERENCE Morrison, Katelin M; Meyer, Heidi Kristina; Roberts, Emyr Martyn; Rapp, Hans Tore; Colaco, Ana; Pham, Christopher Kim (2020). Frontiers in Marine Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.605281. ABSTRACT Few studies have described the effects of physical disturbance and post-recovery of deep-sea benthic communities. … Read More

Surface Microornamentation of Demosponge Sterraster Spicules, Phylogenetic and Paleontological Implications

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REFERENCE Cárdenas, Paco (2020). Frontiers in Marine Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.613610. ABSTRACT Siliceous spicules in demosponges exist in a variety of shapes, some of which look like minute spheres of glass. They are called “sterrasters” when they belong to the Geodiidae family … Read More

3-D ocean particle tracking modeling reveals extensive vertical movement and downstream interdependence of closed areas in the northwest Atlantic

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REFERENCE Wang, S; Kenchington, EL; Wang, Z; Yashayaev, I; Davies, AJ (2020). Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76617-x. ABSTRACT Novel 3-D passive particle tracking experiments were performed in the northwest Atlantic to elucidate connectivity among areas closed to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems. We … Read More

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is essential to balance the metabolic demands of four dominant North‐Atlantic deep‐sea sponges

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REFERENCE Bart, Martijn; Mueller, benjamin; Rombotus, Titus; van de Ven, Clea; Tompkins, Gabrielle J; Osinga, Ronald; Brussaard, Corina PD; MacDonald, Barry; Engel, Anja; Rapp, Hans Tore; de Goeij, Jasper M (2020). Limnology and Oceanography https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11652. ABSTRACT Sponges are ubiquitous components … Read More

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