Marine heat waves drive bleaching and necrosis of temperate sponges
Marine heat waves (MHWs) are extended periods of excessively warm water 1 that are
increasing in frequency, duration, intensity, and impact, and they likely represent a greater …
increasing in frequency, duration, intensity, and impact, and they likely represent a greater …
Sponges to be winners under near-future climate scenarios
Sponges are functionally important components of global benthic environments and have
been proposed as potential winners under future climate scenarios. We review the evidence …
been proposed as potential winners under future climate scenarios. We review the evidence …
Low bioerosion rates on inshore turbid reefs of Western Australia
Bioerosion on inshore reefs is expected to increase with global climate change reducing
reef stability and accretionary potential. Most studies investigating bioerosion have focused …
reef stability and accretionary potential. Most studies investigating bioerosion have focused …
Future ocean conditions induce necrosis, microbial dysbiosis and nutrient cycling imbalance in the reef sponge Stylissa flabelliformis
Oceans are rapidly warming and acidifying in the context of climate change, threatening
sensitive marine biota including coral reef sponges. Ocean warming (OW) and ocean …
sensitive marine biota including coral reef sponges. Ocean warming (OW) and ocean …
Coupled ocean-atmosphere summer heatwaves in the New Zealand region
During austral warm seasons (November-March, NDJFM) of 1934/35, 2017/18, 2018/19 and
2021/22 the New Zealand (NZ) region experienced the most intense coupled …
2021/22 the New Zealand (NZ) region experienced the most intense coupled …
Marine heatwave‐driven mass mortality and microbial community reorganisation in an ecologically important temperate sponge
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are increasing in frequency, duration and intensity, disrupting
global marine ecosystems. While most reported impacts have been in tropical areas, New …
global marine ecosystems. While most reported impacts have been in tropical areas, New …
Differential Symbiodiniaceae association with coral and coral-eroding sponge in a bleaching Impacted marginal coral reef environment
Marginal reefs are known for severe stress-inducible perturbations such as high
sedimentation, eutrophication, ocean warming, and acidification from anthropogenic climate …
sedimentation, eutrophication, ocean warming, and acidification from anthropogenic climate …
Heatwave hit phase shifted coral reefs: Zoantharian mass mortality record
Phase shift is characterized by an abrupt change in the structure of a community in response
to a disturbance that can break its resistance, displacing it from its natural variation. This …
to a disturbance that can break its resistance, displacing it from its natural variation. This …
Decadal variability in sponge abundance and biodiversity on an Indo-Pacific coral reef
Natural communities can undergo large temporal changes in abundance and species
composition that may be difficult to detect without long-term ecological monitoring …
composition that may be difficult to detect without long-term ecological monitoring …
[HTML][HTML] Bioeroding sponge species from the Wakatobi region of southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Sponges that excavate and inhabit calcareous substrate, predominantly of the Clionaidae,
are widely distributed in marine habitats, but are particularly diverse and abundant on coral …
are widely distributed in marine habitats, but are particularly diverse and abundant on coral …