Sponges and their role in the marine environment
No hay miniatura disponible
Fecha
Autores
Título de la revista
ISSN de la revista
Título del volumen
Editor
FAO ;
Resumen
Descripción
Sponges are multicellular organisms that have porous bodies with channels, allowing water to circulate through them. Sponge dominated ecosystems are very diverse in terms of community composition and structure, the geomorphological features they inhabit and their geographical and bathymetric distributions. Sponge ecosystems are found along continental shelves, slopes, seamounts, mid-ocean ridges, canyons and deep fjords at depths from 30 to 3,000 meters. This leaflet provides an overview of the different roles Sponges may have in the marine environment and the ecosystem services they may provide.