Climate change impacts on tropical sponges and associated microbial communities

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Climate change impacts on tropical sponges and associated microbial communities

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Victoria University of Wellington

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<strong>Climate change is causing rapid changes in reef structure, biodiversity, and function as a response to ocean warming and acidification. The negative impacts of climate change on corals are well-documented, but most sponges are predicted to tolerate conditions projected for 2100, making them a viable option for stable alternative reef states. Sponges maintain an intimate relationship with microbial communities, whose general stability in a given sponge species makes them suitable indic...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2024

Creator

Nora Kandler

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Climate_change_impacts_on_tropical_sponges_and_associated_mi...

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Microbial ecology / Global change biology / Sponges / Climate change / Microbiome / School: School of Biological Sciences / Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences / Degree Discipline: Marine Biology / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy / Degree Level: Doctoral

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