EU project SponGES
Published January 15, 2021 | Version v1
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SponGES Policy Brief: The ecological value of deep-sea sponges

Creators

  • 1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Description

This SponGES policy brief provides a list of ecosystem features of deep-sea sponges covering five different domains: distribution, biodiversity, genetic diversity, nutrient and element fluxes, and response to threats and impacts. It also presents the results of a questionnaire that was administered to sponge experts within the SponGES project, to gain further knowledge and understanding on the overall ecological value of deep-sea sponges and possible consequences of their damage/destruction.

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Other: http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb2885en (URL)

Funding

SponGES – Deep-sea Sponge Grounds Ecosystems of the North Atlantic: an integrated approach towards their preservation and sustainable exploitation 679849
European Commission