Sponges are a major component of benthic ecosystems across the world and fulfil a number
of important functional roles. However, despite their importance, there have been few …

The need to study sponge communities in comparatively inaccessible habitats led to a
sponge classification system that relies on the strictly functional interpretation of traditional …

Sponges are ecologically important benthic organisms with many important functional roles.
However, despite increasing global interest in the functions that sponges perform, there has …

Abstract While Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) technologies have rapidly increased our
understanding of deeper water mesophotic ecosystems, there are some inherent problems …

Hard substrates host globally a rich biodiversity, orders of magnitude higher in species
number than that in surrounding soft substrates. Among them, marine caves support unique …

Marine caves are unique and vulnerable habitats exhibiting high biodiversity and
heterogeneity, but threatened by multiple global and local disturbances. Marine caves …

Many studies have evaluated the impacts of hurricanes on coral communities, but far less is
known about impacts, recovery, and resilience of sponge communities to these extreme …

Microbiome restoration using beneficial microorganisms for corals (BMCs) comprise a
promising strategy to help corals cope with anthropogenic stressors. However, there is …

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) require effective indicators to assess their performance, in
compliance with the goals of relevant national and international commitments. Achieving …

Nowadays, there is still a huge lack of knowledge regarding the morphology and size
structure of sponge populations and their possible ecological implications. This study …