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

Published:2013-10-04 Issue:6154 Volume:342 Page:108-110
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
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Author:

de Goeij Jasper M.¹,van Oevelen Dick²,Vermeij Mark J. A.³,Osinga Ronald⁴,Middelburg Jack J.⁵,de Goeij Anton F. P. M.⁶,Admiraal Wim¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Aquatic Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Post Office Box 94248, 1090 GE Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2. Department of Ecosystem Studies, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, NL-4400 AC Yerseke, Netherlands.

3. Department of Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Carmabi, Piscaderabaai z/n Willemstad, Curaçao.

4. Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Wageningen University, Post Office Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, Netherlands.

5. Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, 3584 CD Utrecht, Netherlands.

6. Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Post Office Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands.

Abstract

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.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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