The functional roles of marine sponges

JJ Bell - Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 2008‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Interocean patterns in shallow water sponge assemblage structure and function

JJ Bell, E McGrath, NM Kandler, J Marlow… - Biological …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Defenses of Caribbean sponges against predatory reef fish. I. Chemical deterrency

JR Pawlik, B Chanas, RJ Toonen… - Marine Ecology Progress …, 1995‏ - int-res.com
Laboratory feeding assays employing the common Canbbean wrasse Thalassoma
bifasciatum were undertaken to determine the palatability of food pellets containing natural …

Ecology of sponge assemblages (Porifera) in the Wakatobi region, south-east Sulawesi, Indonesia: richness and abundance

JJ Bell, D Smith - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the …, 2004‏ - cambridge.org
The influence of sedimentation, depth and substratum angle on sponge assemblages in the
Wakatobi region, south-eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia was considered. Sponge assemblages …

The influences of bathymetry and flow regime upon the morphology of sublittoral sponge communities

JJ Bell, DKA Barnes - Journal of the Marine Biological Association of …, 2000‏ - cambridge.org
Sponge communities were sampled at 3 m depth intervals at six sites experiencing different
flow regimes at Lough Hyne, Ireland. Sponges were identified and classified within the …

Spongivory on Caribbean reefs releases corals from competition with sponges

MS Hill - Oecologia, 1998‏ - Springer
Competition for space is an important process on tropical coral reefs. Few studies have
examined the role sponges play in community structure despite the fact that many sponges …

Bioeroding sponges and the future of coral reefs

CHL Schönberg, JKH Fang, JL Carballo - Climate change, ocean …, 2017‏ - Springer
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 …

A sponge diversity centre within a marine 'island'

JJ Bell, DKA Barnes - Island, Ocean and Deep-Sea Biology: Proceedings …, 2000‏ - Springer
The exposed and gulf-stream warmed south-west coast of Ireland has a Lusitanean fauna
composed of elements of the colder waters to the north and east, and others from the …

[PDF][PDF] Cover of sponges and other sessile organisms in rocky and coral reef habitats of Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean Sea

S Zea - Caribb. J. Sci, 1993‏ - researchgate.net
The abundance and space occupation by sponges and other sessile organisms were
quantified at a rocky and coral reef site off Bahia de Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean. In …

Sponge morphological diversity: a qualitative predictor of species diversity?

JJ Bell, DKA Barnes - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and …, 2001‏ - Wiley Online Library
To the non‐specialist, problems are often associated with the quantification of sponge
species diversity, as colour, shape and size can be highly variable within a single species …