Long-term experimental in situ farming of Crambe crambe (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida)

Background The marine sponge Crambe crambe was chosen as an experimental model of sustainable shallow-water mariculture in the Sardinian Sea (Western Mediterranean) to provide biomass with high potential in applied research. Methods Explants were cultured in four long-term experiments (19 and 31 mon...

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Main Authors: Andrea Padiglia, Fabio D. Ledda, Bachisio M. Padedda, Roberto Pronzato, Renata Manconi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4964.pdf