Bioerosion of calcium carbonate is the natural counterpart of biogenic calcification. Both are
affected by ocean acidification (OA). We summarize definitions and concepts in bioerosion …

Dredging can have significant impacts on benthic marine organisms through mechanisms
such as sedimentation and reduction in light availability as a result of increased suspension …

Sponges, among the oldest extant multicellular organisms on Earth, 1 play a key role in the
cycling of nutrients in many aquatic ecosystems. 2–5 They need to employ strategies to …

Ecosystem-based management on coral reefs has historically focused on biodiversity
conservation through the establishment of marine reserves, but it is increasingly recognised …

The need to study sponge communities in comparatively inaccessible habitats led to a
sponge classification system that relies on the strictly functional interpretation of traditional …

Bioeroding sponges play a central role in carbonate cycling on corals reefs. They may
respond differently to habitat deterioration than many other benthic invertebrates, because at …

Marine tubular sponges use horizontal suction to receive the nutrients from the perforated
body and pump the undigested materials from the top mouth. The idea of a synthetic sponge …

Current knowledge of sponge microbiome functioning derives mostly from comparative
analyses with bacterioplankton communities. We employed a metagenomics-centered …

Abstract The Permian-Triassic mass extinction (PTME) strongly devastated marine
ecosystems, and, consequently, sponges, especially the reef-building clades, suffered …

The term keratolite is proposed for keratosan sponge carbonate dominated by vermiform
fabric that preserves the outlines of the original spongin skeleton. Thinly (<~ 2 cm) …