Characterizing regional oceanography and bottom environmental conditions at two contrasting sponge grounds on the northern Labrador Shelf
Evert de Froe,Igor Yashayaev,Christian Mohn,Johanne Vad,Furu Mienis,Gerard Duineveld,Ellen Kenchington,Erica Head,Steve W. Ross,Sabena Blackbird,George A. Wolff,J. Murray Roberts,Barry MacDonald,Graham Tulloch,and Dick van Oevelen
Department of Ocean Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, the Netherlands
Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research, Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, NL A1C 5R3, Canada
Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 77, 4400 AB Yerseke, the Netherlands
Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, PO Box 1006, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada
Graham Tulloch
Lyell Centre, British Geological Survey, Research Avenue South, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, UK
Dick van Oevelen
Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, PO Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, the Netherlands
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Deep-sea sponge grounds are distributed globally and are considered hotspots of biological diversity and biogeochemical cycling. To date, little is known about the environmental constraints that control where deep-sea sponge grounds occur and what conditions favour high sponge biomass. Here, we characterize oceanographic conditions at two contrasting sponge grounds. Our results imply that sponges and associated fauna benefit from strong tidal currents and favourable regional ocean currents.
Deep-sea sponge grounds are distributed globally and are considered hotspots of biological...
