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Giant Barrel Sponges at Dry Tortugas and Pulley Ridge are Genetically ...
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The giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta, can live to be more than 2,000 years old and grows up to 6 feet tall and 3 feet wide. Pictured at Pulley ...
Genetic connectivity dynamics of the giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia ...
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Resolving the genetic connectivity of coral reef taxa is necessary to understand the community dynamics of these increasingly threatened ecosystems ...
Patterns of population structure and dispersal in the long-lived ...
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We used ten microsatellite markers to study the population structure and dispersal patterns of a prominent reef species, the giant barrel sponge ...
NOAA begins Final Expedition of Reefs on Pulley Ridge
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This is the project’s fourth and final field season. Close-up of a giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta, that provides habitat on Pulley Ridge for ...
[PDF] Characterizing Potential Distributions of Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges ...
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Spatial and taxonomic precision of DSC&S records Scale/resolution of environmental predictors Missing environmental predictors Compile observations of ...
NCCOS | Publication Details
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A Pilot Survey of Deepwater Coral/Sponge Assemblages and their Susceptibility to Fishing/Harvest Impacts at the Olympic Coast National Marine ...
Assessment of Florida’s Mesophotic Coral Reefs Published (video)
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Giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia muta) on Pulley Ridge provides habitat for many creatures, including a squat lobster (right) and a brittle star ...
Characterization of mesophotic coral/sponge habitats and fish ...
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Characterization of mesophotic coral/sponge habitats and fish assemblages in the regions of Pulley Ridge and Tortugas from ROV Dives during R/V Walton ...
NCCOS | Publication Details
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Abstract: NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) is compiling a national database of the locations of deep-sea corals and spon ...
NCCOS | Benthic Habitat Viewer
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Here is the first image and data of this cluster showing the location, benthic habitat type, geomorphological structure, and seafloor terrain ...
Lionfish Control in the National Marine Sanctuaries: A Study of ...
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Adult lionfish are also frequently observed congregating around complex structures like barrel sponges, the underside of ledges, and artificial reefs ...
Photo Identification Guides for Deep-sea Corals and Sponges Now ...
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Iridogorgia magnispiralis, southwest Florida escarpment. Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. Two new photo identification guides ...
Study Examines Connectivity of Northern Gulf Mesophotic Reefs Providing ...
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The overarching project is investigating population connectivity for key coral, sponge, and fish species between shallow and mesophotic reefs of ...
New Poecilosclerida from mesophotic coral reefs and the deep-sea ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/new-poecilosclerida-from-mesophotic-coral-reefs-and-the-deep-sea-escarpment-in-the-pulley-ridge-region-eastern-gulf-of-mexico-discorhabdella-ruetzleri-n-sp-crambeidae-and-hymedesmia-hymedesmia/
This work is the first contribution to an ongoing effort to discover and document the importance of sponge biodiversity on mesophotic reefs and ...
Geodatabase of fish assemblages for the Florida Coral Reef Tract from ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/geodatabase-of-fish-assemblages-for-the-florida-coral-reef-tract-from-1980-01-01-to-2010-12-31-nodc-accession-0125569/
This dataset is part of an spatial analytical framework that was developed: 1) to describe the spatial distribution patterns of living resources (reef ...
NOAA Deep-Sea Coral Data Portal - NCCOS
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Access deep sea coral and sponge data: Digital Map allows for search, discovery, and download of the National Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges Database ...
Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal ...
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They are populated with organisms typically associated with shallow coral reefs, such as macroalgae, corals, sponges, and fishes, as well as ...
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef ...
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Benthic Assessment provides benthic cover estimates for ecologically important cover types/groups (e.g., macroalgae, turf algae, crustose coralline ...
Lessons Learned: A Brief History About Restoring the Sponges of Florida ...
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Lessons learned include: In its former undisturbed state, it took approximately three days for sponges to filter the water of Florida Bay. The sponge ...
Researchers examine sponges to calculate greenhouse gasses
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By examining the chemical composition of sea sponge skeletons, researchers have calculated that human emissions of greenhouse gasses have resulted in ...