Quantification of chemical and mechanical bioerosion rates of six Caribbean excavating sponge species found on the coral reefs of Curaçao

Excavating sponges are among the most important macro-eroders of carbonate substrates in marine systems. Their capacity to remove substantial amounts of limestone makes these animals significant players that can unbalance the reef carbonate budget of tropical coral reefs. Nevertheless, excavating sp...

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Autores principales: de Bakker, Didier M., Webb, Alice E., van den Bogaart, Lisanne A., van Heuven, Steven M. A. C., Meesters, Erik H., van Duyl, Fleur C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5976196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29847572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0197824

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