SponGES Policy Brief: The ecological value of deep-sea sponges
This SponGES policy brief provides a list of ecosystem features of deep-sea sponges covering five different domains: distribution, biodiversity, genetic diversity, nutrient and element fluxes, and response to threats and impacts. It also presents the results of a questionnaire that was administered...
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Zenodo
2021
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4497600 |
Summary: | This SponGES policy brief provides a list of ecosystem features of deep-sea sponges covering five different domains: distribution, biodiversity, genetic diversity, nutrient and element fluxes, and response to threats and impacts. It also presents the results of a questionnaire that was administered to sponge experts within the SponGES project, to gain further knowledge and understanding on the overall ecological value of deep-sea sponges and possible consequences of their damage/destruction. |
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