Size Effects on Pumping Rates in High Microbial versus Low Microbial Abundance Marine Sponges

Sponges are increasingly recognized as ecologically important on coral reefs as scleractinian corals decline. Most sponge species can be divided into two symbiotic phenotypes which are characterized as high microbial abundance (HMA) or low microbial abundance (LMA) sponges. Sponge species of HMA or...

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Main Author: Michael P. Lesser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Oceans
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-1924/4/4/27