The rise of sponges in Anthropocene reef ecosystems
- Written by James Bell, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, Victoria University of Wellington
Many Caribbean reefs are now dominated by sponges. from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND
Coral reefs across the world have been altered dramatically in recent decades. Human activities have contributed to mass coral die-offs in tropical oceans.
The degradation of reef-building corals is expected to worsen under current climate trajectories, but our...
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