Marine animal forests (MAFs) are benthic ecosystems characterised by biogenic three‐
dimensional structures formed by suspension feeders such as corals, gorgonians, sponges …

Besides the release of organic matter from uneaten feed and fish excreta, a considerable
amount of deleterious chemicals may also end up into the marine environment from …

Sponges pump large volumes of water to obtain nutrition from a dilute suspension of food
particles and dissolved organic matter. Our review of the literature shows pumping power …

Global warming of the oceans poses a double threat to benthic organisms as they reach
their thermal limits and starve to death due to declines in plankton abundance during heat …

Ocean warming will affect the functioning of coral reef ecosystems with unknown cascading
effects. Any perturbation in the ability of sponges to recycle the dissolved organic matter …

Marine sponges are highly efficient in removing organic pollutants and their cultivation,
adjacent to fish farms, is increasingly considered as a strategy for improving seawater …

Sponges are animals that feed by filtering water through their perforated body. We examined
the in situ diel dynamics of sponge metabolism by continuously measuring the oxygen …

Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) has been demonstrated to be a very useful tool
to minimize the waste product production of fish monocultures whilst promoting biomass that …

The ability of marine filter feeders to accumulate metals could help monitor the health of the
marine environment. This study examined the concentration of metallic trace elements …

Filter-feeding sponges capture suspended food particles from ambient water, but little is
known about the response of sponges to high food concentrations causing superfluous …