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Sea Sponges Reveal Larger Impact of Climate Change on Global ...
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A researcher sampling a sclerosponge in St. Croix. Credit: Doug Kesling. A newly published study used an unlikely source to determine a more accurate ...
Photo Identification Guides for Deep-sea Corals and Sponges Now ...
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Two new photo identification guides for deep-sea corals and sponges are now available to the public from NCCOS. The new guides, which show many ...
National Inventory of Deep-sea Corals and Sponges: Development of a ...
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Deep-sea, or “cold-water” corals and sponges are a fragile, diverse collection of organisms inhabiting waters from 50 to 8,000 meters deep on ...
NOAA Deep-Sea Coral Data Portal
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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 ...
Lessons Learned: A Brief History About Restoring the Sponges of Florida ...
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It takes approximately 2–3 months for the sponges to adhere to the bricks. Credit: Butler et al. (2021). A recent review article highlights lessons ...
Giant Barrel Sponges at Dry Tortugas and Pulley Ridge are Genetically ...
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Giant barrel sponges, Xestospongia muta, are known as the “redwoods of the reef” as they are large (can be up to ~6 feet in height and ~3 feet ...
[PDF] Characterizing Potential Distributions of Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges ...
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Corals and Sponges Offshore the US West Coast through Spatial Predictive Modeling Matthew Poti 1,2, Laurie Bauer 1,2, Joseph J. Bizzarro 3,4, M ...
An introduction to NOAA’s National Database for Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges
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At present, there is no comprehensive, national-scale data portal for deep-sea corals and sponges. Given the authorities outlined in the MSA, NOAA’s ...
NOAA Completes Multi-year Study of Deep-sea Corals, Sponges in ...
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NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program completed its multi-year effort to explore and characterize deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems ...
Patterns of population structure and dispersal in the long-lived ...
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Despite the key role of sponges as structural components, habitat providers, and nutrient recyclers in reef ecosystems, their dispersal dynamics are ...
NCCOS Helps Update National Database of Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges
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A partial view of the NOAA Deep-Sea Coral & Sponge Map Portal.Credit NOAA DSCRTP. NOAA has released a report detailing the first major update of a ...
Southeast Deep Coral Initiative (SEDCI): Exploring Deep-Sea Coral ...
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NOAA Completes Successful Multi-Year Effort to Study Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges in the Southeast U.S. (2022) Coral Reef Expedition Marks Fifteen ...
Deep-sea Coral Ecology, Health, and Diversity - NCCOS
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Deep-sea corals are fragile seafloor creatures living in cold, dark ocean waters from 50 to over 8,000 meters deep. They provide crucial habitat ...
Distribution of deep-water corals, sponges, and demersal fisheries ...
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Corals or sponges were observed in 23% of images. A total of 15 coral genera and six sponge morphotypes were identified. A total of 70 species codes ...
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 ...
Characterizing Potential Distributions of Deep-Sea Corals, Sponges, and ...
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We developed spatial predictive models for deep-sea corals, sponges, and benthic macrofauna offshore of the continental U.S. West Coast. Maps and ...
Researchers examine sponges to calculate greenhouse gasses
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Researchers examine sponges to calculate greenhouse gasses. Published on: 03/19/2024; Science Area(s): Social Media; By examining the chemical ...
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 corals, macroalgae, sponges, and fish, as well as species ...
Scientists Explore Mesoamerican Reef’s Deep-sea Corals, in a Yellow ...
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The scientists used the Idabel shore-based submersible to explore deepwater sites off Isla de Roatán, Honduras. Credit: Annick McIntosh. An NCCOS-led ...
Ecology, Integrity and Status of Caribbean Mesophotic Coral Reefs
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The dominant structural habitat in the mesophotic zone can be corals, sponges, and algae. Considered as extensions of shallow coral reef ecosystems ...