Effects of suspended sediments on the sponge holobiont with implications for dredging management

Abstract Dredging can cause high suspended sediment concentrations (SSC) in the water column, posing a hazard to filter feeding organisms like sponges as sediment may clog their aquiferous systems and reduce feeding. In order to provide pressure−response values for sponges to SSC and tease apart the...

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Main Authors: Mari-Carmen Pineda, Brian Strehlow, Miriam Sternel, Alan Duckworth, Ross Jones, Nicole S. Webster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05241-z