Sponges: An Essential Component of Caribbean Coral Reefs

By M. Díaz, K. Rützler. 2001

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Ecological interactions of marine sponges (2006, background): “All aspects of the ecology of coral reef sponges are covered in a detailed recent review by Rützler (2004); and reviews by Hartman (1977), Rützler (1978), Wilkinson (1983a), Diaz and Rützler (2001), and Wulff (2001) focus on the functional roles of sponges in coral reefs and the importance of choice”
Nutrient Fluxes and Ecological Functions of Coral Reef Sponges in a Changing Ocean (2017, background): “While 20–58% of Caribbean sponges have been shown to contain photoautotrophic microorganisms (e.g., cyanobacteria, Chloroflexi, Symbiodinium) (Diaz and Rützler 2001), the photoautotrophic potential of species that have been intensively studied is lower than for foliose phototrophic Indo-Pacific spon”
The role of sponge competition on coral reef alternative steady states (2011, unknown): “Sponges constitute an abundant and functionally important component of coral reef systems (Bell, 2008; Díaz and Rützler, 2001).”
40 Years of benthic community change on the Caribbean reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire: the rise of slimy cyanobacterial mats (2017, background): “They can exceed all other benthic components in cover and biomass and are in many aspects essential reef components (e.g. Diaz and Rützler 2001; De Goeij et al. 2013).”
The functional roles of marine sponges (2008, background): “The largest proportion of organic matter in the oceans is found in the dissolved pool and although Diaz and Rützler (2001) identified bulk dissolved organic matter (DOM) uptake by sponges as important, research by Yahel et al. (2003) was the first to demonstrate direct evidence for uptake of DOM…”
Rapid diversity and abundance decline in a Caribbean coral reef sponge community (2006, background): “Whether or not sponge declines are extensive will remain unknown until repeat censuses have been accomplished at additional sites.”
Ecology of mesophotic coral reefs (2009, background): “Sponges are crucial components of mesophotic coral reef communities that couple water column productivity to the benthos, are a major component of coral reef biodiversity, and create essential habitat for many species of invertebrates andfish (Diaz and Rützler, 2001; Rebiero et al., 2003).”
Biodiversity, host specificity, and dominance by eusocial species among sponge‐dwelling alpheid shrimp on the Belize Barrier Reef (2006, background): “…of most Caribbean coral reefs, with surface area coverage of up to 24% in open reef habitats, and sometimes over 50% in cryptic rubble habitat (Diaz & Rützler, 2001), there are of course wide areas of tropical shallow-water habitats with little or no sponge cover that presumably harbour other…”
Microbial indicators as a diagnostic tool for assessing water quality and climate stress in coral reef ecosystems (2017, background): “Marine sponges (phylum: Porifera) are a highly diverse component of coral reefs, usually exceeding the diversity of corals and algae (Diaz and Rützler 2001).”
Impact of crustose clionid sponges on Caribbean reef corals (2002, background): “Sponges are an important component of coral-reef communities, particularly in the Caribbean Sea where their diversity is estimated at about 600 species (Rützler, 1978; Diaz and Rützler, 2001).”
Ecological drivers of the Ediacaran-Cambrian diversification of Metazoa (2012, unknown): “Sponges can filter large volumes of water and as they remove bacteria they can also release minute eukaryotes as well as bioactive metabolites and dissolved inorganic nitrogen (Diaz and Rutzler 2001; Reiswig 1971).”
Complex interactions between marine sponges and their symbiotic microbial communities (2011, background): “For instance, marine sponges represent a dominant and important component of the benthic community on soft and hard substrates (Reiswig, 1973; Sara and Vacelet, 1973; Wenner et al., 1983; Diaz and Rutzler, 2001; Wulff, 2006) from tropical to polar regions (Targett and Schmahl, 1984; Alcolado, 1991; ”
Redwood of the reef: growth and age of the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta in the Florida Keys (2008, background): “Sponges are important components of coral reef ecosystems (Diaz and Rützler 2001).”