Marine life and its rich biodiversity provide a plentiful resource of potential new products for
the society. Remarkably, marine organisms still remain a largely unexploited resource for …

This extensive review covers research published between 2010 and 2012 regarding new
compounds derived from marine sponges, including 62 species from 60 genera belonging …

Coral reefs are iconic examples of biological hotspots, highly appreciated because of their
ecosystem services. Yet, they are threatened by human impact and climate change …

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 …

Spatial distribution of sponge species richness (SSR) and its relationship with environment
are important for marine ecosystem management, but they are either unavailable or …

The Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the East Pacific is a vast region targeted for deep-sea
mineral exploration, for which there are almost no published taxonomic data. Here we …

Family Cladorhizidae, comprising the carnivorous sponges, represents a unique innovation
within the phylum Porifera. Rather than filter feeding, carnivorous sponges have developed …

Background Sponges are champion of bioactive producers because of the variety of
products that have been found from them. Most bioactive compounds extracted from …

Abstract Background Glass sponges (Class Hexactinellida) are important components of
deep-sea ecosystems and are of interest from geological and materials science …

Monitoring has become a critical component of managing marine environments world-wide
in the face of local and global anthropogenic impacts. Typically the focus of most monitoring …