Sponges in a Changing Climate: Survival of Agelas oroides in a Warming Mediterranean Sea

Sponges hold a key role in benthic environments, and specifically in the Mediterranean Sea. Past events of mass mortality in sponge communities have been linked to extended periods of high-temperature anomalies, yet it is unknown how a gradual change, such as the constant rise in global seawater tem...

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Main Authors: Tal Idan, Liron Goren, Sigal Shefer, Micha Ilan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.603593/full