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 …

Sponges are a major component of benthic ecosystems across the world and fulfil a number
of important functional roles. However, despite their importance, there have been few …

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 …

Abstract Changes in coral–sponge interactions can alter reef accretion/erosion balance and
are important to predict trends on current algal‐dominated Caribbean reefs. Although …

Ocean acidification (OA) is expected to modify the structure and function of coral reef
ecosystems by reducing calcification, increasing bioerosion, and altering the physiology of …

Histories of sponges and reefs have been intertwined from the beginning. Paleozoic and
Mesozoic sponges generated solid building blocks, and constructed reefs in collaboration …

Outbreaks of the cyanobacteriosponge Terpios hoshinota are one of the many issues
contributing to coral reef decline in the Indo-Pacific. This species occasionally undergoes …

Some excavating sponges of the genus Cliona compete with live reef corals, often killing
and bioeroding entire colonies. Important aspects affecting distribution of these species …

Outbreaks of coral white plague (WP) disease have caused significant regional declines of
reef‐building Caribbean corals. Due to a greater availability of epidemiological data, studies …

Excavating sponges are among the most important macro-eroders of carbonate substrates
in marine systems. Their capacity to remove substantial amounts of limestone makes these …