Integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) as an environmentally friendly system for sustainable aquaculture: functionality, species, and application of biofloc …
Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, and its prominent role has
been proven in supplying food for the growing world population. The expected growth of …
been proven in supplying food for the growing world population. The expected growth of …
Coral reef benthic community changes in the Anthropocene: Biogeographic heterogeneity, overlooked configurations, and methodology
Non‐random community changes are becoming more frequent in many ecosystems. In coral
reefs, changes towards communities dominated by other than hard corals are increasing in …
reefs, changes towards communities dominated by other than hard corals are increasing in …
Heterotrophy in the earliest gut: a single-cell view of heterotrophic carbon and nitrogen assimilation in sponge-microbe symbioses
Sponges are the oldest known extant animal-microbe symbiosis. These ubiquitous benthic
animals play an important role in marine ecosystems in the cycling of dissolved organic …
animals play an important role in marine ecosystems in the cycling of dissolved organic …
Sponges to be winners under near-future climate scenarios
Sponges are functionally important components of global benthic environments and have
been proposed as potential winners under future climate scenarios. We review the evidence …
been proposed as potential winners under future climate scenarios. We review the evidence …
The emerging ecological and biogeochemical importance of sponges on coral reefs
JR Pawlik, SE McMurray - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2020 - annualreviews.org
With the decline of reef-building corals on tropical reefs, sponges have emerged as an
important component of changing coral reef ecosystems. Seemingly simple, sponges are …
important component of changing coral reef ecosystems. Seemingly simple, sponges are …
Biodiversity and functional ecology of mesophotic coral reefs
MP Lesser, M Slattery, CD Mobley - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Mesophotic coral reefs, currently defined as deep reefs between 30 and 150 m, are linked
physically and biologically to their shallow water counterparts, have the potential to be …
physically and biologically to their shallow water counterparts, have the potential to be …
A deep-sea sponge loop? Sponges transfer dissolved and particulate organic carbon and nitrogen to associated fauna
MC Bart, M Hudspith, HT Rapp… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cold-water coral reefs and sponge grounds are deep-sea biological hotspots, equivalent to
shallow-water tropical coral reefs. In tropical ecosystems, biodiversity and productivity are …
shallow-water tropical coral reefs. In tropical ecosystems, biodiversity and productivity are …
[HTML][HTML] Sponges sneeze mucus to shed particulate waste from their seawater inlet pores
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 …
cycling of nutrients in many aquatic ecosystems. 2–5 They need to employ strategies to …
On the paradox of thriving cold‐water coral reefs in the food‐limited deep sea
SR Maier, S Brooke, LH De Clippele… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The deep sea is amongst the most food‐limited habitats on Earth, as only a small fraction (<
4%) of the surface primary production is exported below 200 m water depth. Here, cold …
4%) of the surface primary production is exported below 200 m water depth. Here, cold …
Distinguishing the molecular diversity, nutrient content, and energetic potential of exometabolomes produced by macroalgae and reef-building corals
Metabolites exuded by primary producers comprise a significant fraction of marine dissolved
organic matter, a poorly characterized, heterogenous mixture that dictates microbial …
organic matter, a poorly characterized, heterogenous mixture that dictates microbial …