Sponge Grounds as Key Marine Habitats: A Synthetic Review of Types, Structure, Functional Roles, and Conservation Concerns
This chapter reviews the major known monospecific and multispecific sponge aggregations in the world’s oceans. They are shown to occur from the intertidal to abyssal depths, in tropical, temperate, and high latitudes and sometimes to create spectacular formations, such as glass sponge reefs, lithist...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/171671 2024-02-11T09:57:14+01:00 Sponge Grounds as Key Marine Habitats: A Synthetic Review of Types, Structure, Functional Roles, and Conservation Concerns Maldonado, Manuel Aguilar, Ricardo Bannister, Raymond J. Bell, James J. Conway, Kim W. Dayton, Paul K. Díaz, Cristina Gutt, Julian Kelly, Michelle Kenchington, Ellen L. R. Leys, Sally P. Pomponi, S. A. Rapp, H.T. Rützler, Klaus Tendal, Ole S. Vacelet, Jean Young, Craig M. 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/171671 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17001-5_24-1 en eng Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21012-4_24 Sí Marine Animal Forests : DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-17001-5_24-1 (2017) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/171671 doi:10.1007/978-3-319-17001-5_24-1 open Conservation Biology Vulnerable habitats Porifera Benthic-pelagic coupling Food chains Reef Mangrove Deep-sea benthos Arctic benthos Antarctic benthos capítulo de libro http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248 2017 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17001-5_24-110.1007/978-3-319-21012-4_24 2024-01-16T10:33:49Z This chapter reviews the major known monospecific and multispecific sponge aggregations in the world’s oceans. They are shown to occur from the intertidal to abyssal depths, in tropical, temperate, and high latitudes and sometimes to create spectacular formations, such as glass sponge reefs, lithistid reef-like fields, and carnivorous sponge grounds. Sponge aggregations are recognized as singular vulnerable habitats that deserve special research attention and legal protection. However, this review reveals that there is only a poor and fragmentary understanding of the main biological, environmental, and geochemical factors that favor and maintain these systems, including the food supply, which is fundamental knowledge. There is also a particular lack of information regarding reproductive biology, growth rates, life spans, and the main factors causing mortality, all crucial drivers for understanding population and community dynamics and for developing conservation strategies. The sponge aggregations have been shown to increase the structural complexity of the habitats, attracting a larger variety of organisms and locally enhancing biodiversity. From the very few cases in which sponge biomass and sponge physiology have been reliably approached jointly, phenomenal fluxes of matter and energy have been inferred. Through their benthic-pelagic coupling, some of the densest sponge aggregations have a significant local or regional impact on major biogeochemical cycles and food webs. Physical damage and habitat destruction derived from man-driven activities along with epidemic diseases facilitated by global environmental alterations emerge as major threats to the future of the sponge aggregations. This study has benefitted from funding by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (CTM2012-37787) to MM; from the Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program and the National Museum of Natural History, Washington to KR, CD, and MM (Contribution Number 986); from Stiftung Drittes Millennium, Fundación Biodiversidad, and ... Book Part Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Antarctic Arctic 1 39 Cham |
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This chapter reviews the major known monospecific and multispecific sponge aggregations in the world’s oceans. They are shown to occur from the intertidal to abyssal depths, in tropical, temperate, and high latitudes and sometimes to create spectacular formations, such as glass sponge reefs, lithistid reef-like fields, and carnivorous sponge grounds. Sponge aggregations are recognized as singular vulnerable habitats that deserve special research attention and legal protection. However, this review reveals that there is only a poor and fragmentary understanding of the main biological, environmental, and geochemical factors that favor and maintain these systems, including the food supply, which is fundamental knowledge. There is also a particular lack of information regarding reproductive biology, growth rates, life spans, and the main factors causing mortality, all crucial drivers for understanding population and community dynamics and for developing conservation strategies. The sponge aggregations have been shown to increase the structural complexity of the habitats, attracting a larger variety of organisms and locally enhancing biodiversity. From the very few cases in which sponge biomass and sponge physiology have been reliably approached jointly, phenomenal fluxes of matter and energy have been inferred. Through their benthic-pelagic coupling, some of the densest sponge aggregations have a significant local or regional impact on major biogeochemical cycles and food webs. Physical damage and habitat destruction derived from man-driven activities along with epidemic diseases facilitated by global environmental alterations emerge as major threats to the future of the sponge aggregations. This study has benefitted from funding by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (CTM2012-37787) to MM; from the Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems Program and the National Museum of Natural History, Washington to KR, CD, and MM (Contribution Number 986); from Stiftung Drittes Millennium, Fundación Biodiversidad, and ... |
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Maldonado, Manuel Aguilar, Ricardo Bannister, Raymond J. Bell, James J. Conway, Kim W. Dayton, Paul K. Díaz, Cristina Gutt, Julian Kelly, Michelle Kenchington, Ellen L. R. Leys, Sally P. Pomponi, S. A. Rapp, H.T. Rützler, Klaus Tendal, Ole S. Vacelet, Jean Young, Craig M. |
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Sponge Grounds as Key Marine Habitats: A Synthetic Review of Types, Structure, Functional Roles, and Conservation Concerns |
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