Marine sponges belonging to the phylum Porifera (Metazoa), evolutionarily the oldest
animals are the single best source of marine natural products. The present review presents …

Marine sponges harbour complex microbial communities of ecological and biotechnological
importance. Here, we propose the application of the widespread sponge family Irciniidae as …

The dichotomy between high microbial abundance (HMA) and low microbial abundance
(LMA) sponges has been long recognized. In the present study, 56 sponge species from …

Over the past few decades the field of biogeo graphy has expanded with rapid technological
and methodological developments. Th Page 1 Published by the Scientific Committee on …

The Caribbean barrier reef near Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, has been a focus of Smithsonian
Institution (Washington) reef and mangrove investigations since the early 1970s …

In many marine biogeographic realms, bioeroding sponges dominate the internal bioerosion
of calcareous substrates such as mollusc beds and coral reef framework. They …

Recent research efforts have demonstrated increased bioerosion rates under experimentally
elevated partial pressures of seawater carbon dioxide (pCO2) with or without increased …

Four submersible dives off the coast of Bonaire (Caribbean Netherlands) and Klein Curaçao
(Curaçao) to depths of 99.5–242 m, covering lower mesophotic and upper dysphotic zones …

Marine sponges are vital components of benthic and coral reef ecosystems, providing
shelter and nutrition for many organisms. In addition, sponges act as an essential carbon …

Australia is increasingly recognised as a global hotspot for sponge biodiversity, but there is
a knowledge gap about sponge communities in northern Australia, including those in …