Sponge-derived matter is assimilated by coral holobionts

Abstract Coral reef biodiversity is maintained by a complex network of nutrient recycling among organisms. Sponges assimilate nutrients produced by other organisms like coral and algae, releasing them as particulate and dissolved matter, but to date, only a single trophic link between sponge-derived...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alicia M. Reigel, Cole G. Easson, Amy Apprill, Christopher J. Freeman, Michaela M. Bartley, Cara L. Fiore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-05836-z