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Coral mucus fuels the sponge loop in warm- and cold-water coral reef ecosystems
Shallow warm-water and deep-sea cold-water corals engineer the coral reef framework and fertilize reef communities by releasing coral mucus, a source of reef dissolved organic matter (DOM). By transforming DOM into particulate detritus, sponges play a key role in transferring the energy and nutrient...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703987/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26740019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep18715 |