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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Main Authors: M. Bertolino, A. Oprandi, C. Santini, M. Castellano, M. Pansini, M. Boyer, G. Bavestrello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11250003.2016.1278475