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| Title |
Surviving in a Marine Desert: The Sponge Loop Retains Resources Within Coral Reefs
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Science, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1126/science.1241981 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jasper M. de Goeij, Dick van Oevelen, Mark J. A. Vermeij, Ronald Osinga, Jack J. Middelburg, Anton F. P. M. de Goeij, Wim Admiraal |
| Abstract |
Ever since Darwin's early descriptions of coral reefs, scientists have debated how one of the world's most productive and diverse ecosystems can thrive in the marine equivalent of a desert. It is an enigma how the flux of dissolved organic matter (DOM), the largest resource produced on reefs, is transferred to higher trophic levels. Here we show that sponges make DOM available to fauna by rapidly expelling filter cells as detritus that is subsequently consumed by reef fauna. This "sponge loop" was confirmed in aquarium and in situ food web experiments, using (13)C- and (15)N-enriched DOM. The DOM-sponge-fauna pathway explains why biological hot spots such as coral reefs persist in oligotrophic seas--the reef's paradox--and has implications for reef ecosystem functioning and conservation strategies. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 41 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 12% |
| Japan | 2 | 5% |
| Spain | 2 | 5% |
| South Africa | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 2% |
| Denmark | 1 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 7% |
| Unknown | 18 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 26 | 63% |
| Scientists | 14 | 34% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 798 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 2% |
| Japan | 3 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | 1% |
| Unknown | 764 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 168 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 126 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 120 | 15% |
| Researcher | 110 | 14% |
| Other | 34 | 4% |
| Other | 96 | 12% |
| Unknown | 144 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 310 | 39% |
| Environmental Science | 151 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 63 | 8% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 42 | 5% |
| Engineering | 11 | 1% |
| Other | 47 | 6% |
| Unknown | 174 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 253. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 April 2024.
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#148,657
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Outputs from Science
#4,563
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#981
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#52
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