Sponge richness on algae-dominated rocky reefs in the western Antarctic Peninsula and the Magellan Strait

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: César A. Cárdenas, Emma M. Newcombe, Eduardo Hajdu, Marcelo Gonzalez-Aravena, Shane W. Geange, James J. Bell
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2016
• Subjects: Porifera; sponge–algae interactions; Antarctica; sub-Antarctic; southern high-latitudes; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Arctic; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Magallanes; Antarc*; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v35.30532; https://doaj.org/article/545d104e678642f384c4d2413be0ef71

Sponges are important components of high-latitude benthic communities, but their diversity and abundance in algal-dominated rocky reefs has been underestimated because of the difficulty of in situ identification. Further, the influence of canopy-forming algae on sponge richness has been poorly studi...