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Surviving in a Marine Desert: The Sponge Loop Retains Resources Within Coral Reefs

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de Goeij, Jasper M., van Oevelen, Dick, Vermeij, Mark J. A., Osinga, Ronald, Middelburg, Jack J., de Goeij, Anton F. P. M., Admiraal, Wim·2013·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.1241981
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Sponge Pump: “Darwin's Paradox” asks how productive and diverse ecosystems like coral reefs thrive in the marine equivalent of a desert. De Goeij et al. (p. 108 ) now show that coral reef sponges are part of a highly efficient recycling pathway for dissolved organic matter (DOM), converting it, via rapid sponge-cell turnover, into cellular detritus that becomes food for reef consumers. DOM transfer through the sponge loop approaches the gross primary production rates required for the entire coral reef ecosystem.

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Authors
de Goeij, J. M., van Oevelen, D., Vermeij, M. J. A., Osinga, R., Middelburg, J. J., de Goeij, A. F. P. M., & Admiraal, W.
Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
2013-10-04
Volume
342
Issue
6154
Pages
108-110
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.1241981
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876
References
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Language
en
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de Goeij, J. M., van Oevelen, D., Vermeij, M. J. A., Osinga, R., Middelburg, J. J., de Goeij, A. F. P. M., & Admiraal, W. (2013). Surviving in a Marine Desert: The Sponge Loop Retains Resources Within Coral Reefs. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1241981

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