A review of bottom-up vs. top-down control of sponges on Caribbean fore-reefs: what’s old, what’s new, and future directions
Interest in the ecology of sponges on coral reefs has grown in recent years with mounting evidence that sponges are becoming dominant members of reef communities, particularly in the Caribbean. New estimates of water column processing by sponge pumping activities combined with discoveries related to...
Main Authors: | Joseph R. Pawlik, Tse-Lynn Loh, Steven E. McMurray |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-01-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/4343.pdf |
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