Patterns of Substrate Bioerosion by Excavating Sponges From the Southwest and Central Pacific Ocean

Reef rubble from a number of locations in the southwest and central Pacific (Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands) was surveyed for its level of infestation with bioeroding sponges. The assessment was performed by random sampling of reef rubble in shallow water ranging from intertidal to subtidal down to...

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Main Authors: Susanne M. L. Pohler, Klaus Feussner, Henry V. Kaniki, Bindiya Rashni, Hans Wendt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.914319/full