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Trophic ecology of glass sponge reefs in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia

Sponges link the microbial loop with benthic communities by feeding on bacteria. Glass sponge reefs on the continental shelf of western Canada have extremely high grazing rates, consuming seven times more particulate carbon than can be supplied by vertical flux alone. Unlike many sponges, the reef b...

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Autores principales: Kahn, Amanda S., Chu, Jackson W. F., Leys, Sally P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5768768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29335445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-19107-x