Sponges are ecologically important benthic organisms with many important functional roles.
However, despite increasing global interest in the functions that sponges perform, there has …

Well-annotated and contiguous genomes are an indispensable resource for understanding
the evolution, development, and metabolic capacities of organisms. Sponges, an …

Climate change manifests unevenly across space and time and produces complex patterns
of stress for ecological systems. Species can also show substantial among‐population …

Structural bioinspiration in modern material science and biomimetics represents an actual
trend that was originally based on the bioarchitectural diversity of invertebrate skeletons …

Global climate change will cause coral reefs decline and is expected to increase the reef
erosion potential of bioeroding sponges. Microbial symbionts are essential for the overall …

Marine protected area (MPAs) networks can buffer marine ecosystems from the impacts of
climate change by allowing species to redistribute as conditions change and by reducing …

This study presents a novel approach resulting in the first cold-water coral reef biomass
maps, used to assess associated ecosystem functions, such as carbon (C) stock and …

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Sponges are a key component of coral reef ecosystems and play an important role in carbon
and nutrient cycles. Many sponges are known to consume dissolved organic carbon and …

Foundation species support communities across a wide range of ecosystems. Non-trophic
interactions are considered the primary way foundation species influence communities, with …