Giant sponge grounds of Central Arctic seamounts are associated with extinct seep life
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28129-7
Abstract: The Central Arctic Ocean is one of the most oligotrophic oceans on Earth because of its sea-ice cover and short productive season. Nonetheless, across the peaks of extinct volcanic seamounts of the Langseth Ridge (87°N,… read more here.
Keywords: central arctic; sponge grounds; associated extinct; extinct seep ... See more keywords
Sponge grounds of Artemisina (Porifera, Demospongiae) in the Iberian Peninsula, ecological characterization by ROV techniques.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4466.1.10
Abstract: Artemisina Vosmaer, 1885 is a poecilosclerid microcionoid sponge genus with 20 valid species, seven of which have been recorded in the Atlantic Ocean.The present study describes Artemisina sponge grounds in Iberia Peninsula. A. transiens is… read more here.
Keywords: peninsula; sponge; sponge grounds; grounds artemisina ... See more keywords
Deep-sea sponge grounds as nutrient sinks: denitrification is common in boreo-Arctic sponges
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DOI: 10.5194/bg-17-1231-2020
Abstract: Abstract. Sponges are commonly known as general nutrient providers for the marine ecosystem, recycling organic matter into various forms of bioavailable nutrients such as ammonium and nitrate. In this study we challenge this view. We… read more here.
Keywords: deep sea; sponge; denitrification rates; sponge grounds ... See more keywords