A review of bottom-up vs. top-down control of sponges on Caribbean fore-reefs: what’s old, what’s new, and future directions

Molecular Insights into the Transformation of Dissolved Organic Matter in Landfill Leachate Concentrate during Biodegradation and Coagulation Processes Using ESI FT-ICR MS

(2017) Ziwen Yuan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Demography alters carbon flux for a dominant benthic suspension feeder, the giant barrel sponge, on Conch Reef, Florida Keys

(2017) Steven E. McMurray et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Consumption of dissolved organic carbon by Caribbean reef sponges

(2017) Daniel R. Hoer et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Trophic niche separation that facilitates co-existence of high and low microbial abundance sponges is revealed by in situ study of carbon and nitrogen fluxes

(2017) T. Morganti et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Abiotic conditions drive significant variability in nutrient processing by a common Caribbean sponge, Ircinia felix

(2017) Stephanie K. Archer et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Tracking changes in composition and amount of dissolved organic matter throughout drinking water treatment plants by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography–quadrupole mass spectrometry

(2017) Chunmei Li et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

How representative are dissolved organic matter (DOM) extracts? A comprehensive study of sorbent selectivity for DOM isolation

(2017) Yan Li et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Sponge exhalent seawater contains a unique chemical profile of dissolved organic matter

(2017) Cara L. Fiore et al.   PeerJ

Global sea turtle conservation successes

(2017) Antonios D. Mazaris et al.   Science Advances

A Vicious Circle? Altered Carbon and Nutrient Cycling May Explain the Low Resilience of Caribbean Coral Reefs

(2016) Joseph R. Pawlik et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Differential recycling of coral and algal dissolved organic matter via the sponge loop

(2016) Laura Rix et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Selective feeding by the giant barrel sponge enhances foraging efficiency

(2016) Steven E. McMurray et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Taxonomic distinctness in the diet of two sympatric marine turtle species

(2016) Thomas B. Stringell et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

Defense by association: Sponge-eating fishes alter the small-scale distribution of Caribbean reef sponges

(2016) Michael K. Wooster et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

Somatic growth dynamics of West Atlantic hawksbill sea turtles: a spatio-temporal perspective

(2016) Karen A. Bjorndal et al.   Ecosphere

In-water assessments of sea turtles at Glover’s Reef Atoll, Belize

(2016) S Strindberg et al.   Endangered Species Research

Global microbialization of coral reefs

(2016) Andreas F. Haas et al.   Nature Microbiology

The HMA-LMA Dichotomy Revisited: an Electron Microscopical Survey of 56 Sponge Species

(2016) Volker Gloeckner et al.   BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN

Coral mucus fuels the sponge loop in warm- and cold-water coral reef ecosystems

(2016) Laura Rix et al.   Scientific Reports

Variability in chemical defense across a shallow to mesophotic depth gradient in the Caribbean sponge Plakortis angulospiculatus

(2015) Marc Slattery et al.   CORAL REEFS

Cowries graze verongid sponges on Caribbean reefs

(2015) J. R. Pawlik et al.   CORAL REEFS

Population dynamics of giant barrel sponges on Florida coral reefs

(2015) Steven E. McMurray et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

No evidence for food limitation of Caribbean reef sponges: Reply to Slattery & Lesser (2015)

(2015) JR Pawlik et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Shifts in sponge-microbe mutualisms across an experimental irradiance gradient

(2015) CJ Freeman et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Trophic ecology of sponges from shallow to mesophotic depths (3 to 150 m): Comment on Pawlik et al. (2015)

(2015) JR Pawlik et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

A review of evidence for food limitation of sponges on Caribbean reefs

(2015) JR Pawlik et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Escape by dilution

(2015) J. J. Middelburg   SCIENCE

No evidence for food limitation of Caribbean reef sponges: Reply to Slattery & Lesser (2015)

(2015) JR Pawlik et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Shifts in sponge-microbe mutualisms across an experimental irradiance gradient

(2015) CJ Freeman et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Trophic ecology of sponges from shallow to mesophotic depths (3 to 150 m): Comment on Pawlik et al. (2015)

(2015) JR Pawlik et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

A review of evidence for food limitation of sponges on Caribbean reefs

(2015) JR Pawlik et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Cell kinetics during regeneration in the spongeHalisarca caerulea: how local is the response to tissue damage?

(2015) Brittany E. Alexander et al.   PeerJ

Indirect effects of overfishing on Caribbean reefs: sponges overgrow reef-building corals

(2015) Tse-Lynn Loh et al.   PeerJ

Trait-mediated ecosystem impacts: how morphology and size affect pumping rates of the Caribbean giant barrel sponge

(2014) SE McMurray et al.   Aquatic Biology

Natural Diet of Coral-Excavating Sponges Consists Mainly of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC)

(2014) Benjamin Mueller et al.   PLoS One

Cell Turnover and Detritus Production in Marine Sponges from Tropical and Temperate Benthic Ecosystems

(2014) Brittany E. Alexander et al.   PLoS One

Chemical defenses and resource trade-offs structure sponge communities on Caribbean coral reefs

(2014) T.-L. Loh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Recovery of Sponges After Extreme Mortality Events: Morphological and Taxonomic Patterns in Regeneration Versus Recruitment

(2013) J. Wulff   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Sponge heterotrophic capacity and bacterial community structure in high- and low-microbial abundance sponges

(2013) Ericka Poppell et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

Biodiversity, ecological structure, and change in the sponge community of different geomorphological zones of the barrier fore reef at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

(2013) Estrella Villamizar et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

Substrate as a driver of sponge distributions in mangrove ecosystems

(2013) ER Hunting et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Sponge Communities on Caribbean Coral Reefs Are Structured by Factors That Are Top-Down, Not Bottom-Up

(2013) Joseph R. Pawlik et al.   PLoS One

Ecology of Caribbean Sponges: Are Top-Down or Bottom-Up Processes More Important?

(2013) Michael P. Lesser et al.   PLoS One

Surviving in a Marine Desert: The Sponge Loop Retains Resources Within Coral Reefs

(2013) Jasper M. de Goeij et al.   SCIENCE

Influence of coral and algal exudates on microbially mediated reef metabolism

(2013) Andreas F. Haas et al.   PeerJ

Molecular characterization of dissolved organic matter (DOM): a critical review

(2012) Antonio Nebbioso et al.   ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Home Range and Foraging Ecology of Juvenile Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) on Inshore Reefs of Honduras

(2012) Melissa D. Berube et al.   CHELONIAN CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY

Functional convergence of microbes associated with temperate marine sponges

(2012) M. Ribes et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Recalcitrant Dissolved Organic Carbon Fractions

(2011) Dennis A. Hansell   Annual Review of Marine Science

The Chemical Ecology of Sponges on Caribbean Reefs: Natural Products Shape Natural Systems

(2011) Joseph R. Pawlik   BIOSCIENCE

Coral cavity sponges depend on reef-derived food resources: stable isotope and fatty acid constraints

(2011) Fleur C. van Duyl et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Effects of Coral Reef Benthic Primary Producers on Dissolved Organic Carbon and Microbial Activity

(2011) Andreas F. Haas et al.   PLoS One

Tracing 13C-enriched dissolved and particulate organic carbon in the bacteria-containing coral reef sponge Halisarca caerulea: Evidence for DOM-feeding

(2010) Jasper M. de Goeij et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

In situ fluxes of dissolved inorganic nitrogen from the sponge community on Conch Reef, Key Largo, Florida

(2010) Melissa W. Southwell et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Evidence of a resource trade-off between growth and chemical defenses among Caribbean coral reef sponges

(2010) W Leong et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean: Regional Estimates and Distribution Patterns

(2010) Patricia Miloslavich et al.   PLoS One

Particulate organic matter as a food source for a coral reef sponge

(2009) E. Hadas et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Cell kinetics of the marine sponge Halisarca caerulea reveal rapid cell turnover and shedding

(2009) J. M. De Goeij et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Bitten down to size: Fish predation determines growth form of the Caribbean coral reef sponge Mycale laevis

(2009) Tse-Lynn Loh et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

The habitat function of mangroves for terrestrial and marine fauna: A review

(2008) I. Nagelkerken et al.   AQUATIC BOTANY

Diving behavior and movements of juvenile hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata on a Caribbean coral reef

(2008) J. M. Blumenthal et al.   CORAL REEFS

Dissolved carbon fixation by sponge–microbe consortia of deep water coral mounds in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean

(2008) FC van Duyl et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Major bulk dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal by encrusting coral reef cavity sponges

(2008) JM de Goeij et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Phototrophic nutrition and symbiont diversity of two Caribbean sponge–cyanobacteria symbioses

(2008) PM Erwin et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Alternative states on coral reefs: beyond coral–macroalgal phase shifts

(2008) AV Norström et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES