Testing of how and why the Terpios hoshinota sponge kills stony corals

Abstract An encrusting sponge, Terpios hoshinota, has the potential to infect all species of stony corals in shallow reefs and killing them. It caused a decline in coral coverage in two south-eastern islands of Taiwan. We proposed two hypotheses to examine how the sponges kill the corals, namely, li...

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Auteurs principaux: Siang-Tai Syue, Chia-Hsuan Hsu, Keryea Soong
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/91971458889a404f82c582809ec2f629
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