Hydrothermal waters enriched in silica promote the development of a sponge community in North Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Two shallow hydrothermal vents were investigated by SCUBA diving to evaluate their influence on the structure and diversity of a sponge community living close to the vent outflow, in the equatorial Pacific Ocean just off the coast of North Sulawesi, Indonesia (1°40.361ʹN, 125°8.112ʹE). No sponges id...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-01-01
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Series: | The European Zoological Journal |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11250003.2016.1278475 |