Coral reefs are in global decline. Reversing this trend is a primary management objective
but doing so depends on understanding what keeps reefs in desirable states (ie …

ABSTRACT A paradigm shift has recently transformed the field of biological science;
molecular advances have revealed how fundamentally important microorganisms are to …

Sponges (phylum Porifera) are early-diverging metazoa renowned for establishing complex
microbial symbioses. Here we present a global Porifera microbiome survey, set out to …

Sponges are the oldest known extant animal-microbe symbiosis. These ubiquitous benthic
animals play an important role in marine ecosystems in the cycling of dissolved organic …

Background Sponges are increasingly recognised as key ecosystem engineers in many
aquatic habitats. They play an important role in nutrient cycling due to their unrivalled …

Sponges are increasingly recognized as an ecologically important taxon on coral reefs,
representing significant biomass and biodiversity where sponges have replaced …

Deep‐sea sponge grounds are hotspots of biodiversity, harbouring thriving ecosystems in
the otherwise barren deep sea. It remains unknown how these sponge grounds survive in …

Efficient nutrient cycles mediated by symbiotic microorganisms with their hosts are vital to
support the high productivity of coral reef ecosystems. In these ecosystems, marine sponges …

Strandings of marine animals are relatively common in marine systems. However, the
underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We observed mass strandings of krill in …

Sponges occur across diverse marine biomes and host internal microbial communities that
can provide critical ecological functions. While strong patterns of host specificity have been …