Diversity of Marine Sponges in the Northwest Atlantic

• Main Author: Fuller, Susanna Drake
• Other Authors: Department of Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, Dr. Evan Edinger, Dr. Alan Pinder, Dr. Boris Worm, Dr. Anna Metaxas, Dr. Jeff Hutchings, Dr. Ransom Myers, Not Applicable
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Sponge; Atlantic; benthic community; Arctic; Labrador Shelf; Newfoundland; Northwest Atlantic; Glass sponges
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/13454

This study documents the marine sponge fauna (Phylum Porifera) in the Northwest Atlantic, through the used of fishermen’s local ecological knowledge, fisheries observer data, trawl survey data and in situ exploration. A review of the role of structural benthic species, including ascidians, bryozoans...