Despite the wide range of functional roles performed by marine sponges they are still poorly
represented in many research, monitoring and conservation programmes. The aim of this …

Silica deposition is a fundamental process in sponges. Most sponges in the Classes
Demospongiae and Hexactinellida secrete siliceous elements, which can subsequently …

Many benthic marine invertebrates develop by means of free-living, dispersive larval stages.
The presumed advantages of such larvae include the avoidance of competition for …

Les éponges réagissent à la plupart des autres organismes des systèmes marins, en tant
que compétiteurs, symbiotes, hôtes de symbiotes, consommateurs et proies. L'étude et la …

Le présent travail fait le point sur les progrès accomplis dans l'étude de l'écologie des larves
d'éponges depuis les excellentes rétrospectives des années 1970 et il souligne les …

The interdisciplinary field of marine chemical ecology is an expanding and dynamic science.
It is no surprise that the breadth of marine organisms studied expanded in concert with …

Sponges are one of the major invertebrate groups inhabiting hard-bottom communities
worldwide. In this study, we measured in situ rates of grazing on DOC (dissolved organic …

Chemical mediation of interactions among marine organisms - Natural Product Reports (RSC
Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B302334F Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious …

Paracentrotus lividus is a rather large sea urchin. The diameter (horizontal test diameter
without spines) of largest individuals can reach 7.5 cm (eg Bonnet 1925; Boudouresque et …

Marine sponges are potential sources of many unique metabolites, including cytotoxic and
anticancer compounds. Natural sponge populations are insufficient or inaccessible for …