The function and stability of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) have been extensively
studied in recent years. These deep reefs are characterized by local physical processes …

Marine sponges have been successful in their expansion across diverse ecological niches
around the globe. Pioneering work attributed this success to both a well-developed …

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 …

A paramount challenge in coral reef ecology is to estimate the abundance and composition
of the communities residing in such complex ecosystems. Traditional 2D projected surface …

Background Sponges are increasingly recognised as key ecosystem engineers in many
aquatic habitats. They play an important role in nutrient cycling due to their unrivalled …

Background Microbes play vital roles across coral reefs both in the environment and inside
and upon macrobes (holobionts), where they support critical functions such as nutrition and …

Recent observations have shown that increases in climate change‐related coral mortality
cause changes in shallow coral reef community structure through phase shifts to alternative …

Sponges play a key role in the transfer of energy and nutrients into many benthic
ecosystems, and the volume of water they process is an important regulator of these fluxes …

Coral reefs are biodiverse ecosystems that rely on trophodynamic transfers from primary
producers to consumers through the detrital pathway. The sponge loop hypothesis proposes …

Sponges (Porifera) are a key component of many coral reef ecosystems. In some
biogeographic regions, they are considered the dominant benthic fauna and they have the …