sponge grounds

Community composition and habitat characterization of a rock sponge aggregation (Porifera, Corallistidae) in the Cantabrian Sea

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REFERENCE Ríos, Pilar; Praddo, Elena; Carvalho, Francisca C; Sánchez Francisco; Rodríguez-Basalo, Augusto; Xavier, Joana R; Ibarrola, Teodoro P; Cristobo Javier (2020). Frontiers in Marine Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00578. ABSTRACT Deep-sea sponge-dominated communities are complex habitats considered hotspots of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. … Read More

Characterization and mapping of a deep-sea sponge ground on the Tropic Seamount (Northeast Tropical Atlantic): Implications for spatial management in the high seas

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REFERENCE Ramiro-Sánchez, Berta; Gonzalez-Irusta, José Manuel; Henry, Lea-Anne; Cleland, Jason; Yeo, Isobel; Xavier, Joana R; Carreiro-Silva, Marina; Sampaio, Ìris; Spearmanm, Jeremy; Victorero, Lissette; Messing, Charles G; Kazanidis, Georgios; Roberts, J Murray; Murton, Bramley (2019). Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00278. ABSTRACT … Read More

Sponge assemblages and predicted archetypes in the eastern Canadian Arctic

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REFERENCE Murillo, Francisco Javier; Kenchington, Ellen; Tompkins, Gabrielle; Beazley, Lindsay; Baker, Emily; Knudby, Anders; Walkusz, Wojciech (2018). Marine Ecology Progress Series. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12589. ABSTRACT Little information exists on the environmental requirements of sponges from the Canadian Arctic, increasing the necessity to … Read More