Editors:
- Features continuing discussions in molecular research Includes a diversity of approaches (phylogeny, ecology, molecular ecology, biotechnology)
- Presents biodiversity data from unknown tropical and deep sea areas.
- Describes anthropogenic disturbance effects on the natural environment?
Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 219)
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This book summarizes the latest advances in sponge science through a concise selection of studies presented at the VIII World Sponge Conference. The collection of articles reflects hot, ongoing debates in molecular research, such as the monophyletic versus paraphyletic nature of the sponge group, or the new awareness on pros and cons of standard barcodes and other markers in sponge taxonomy and phylogeny. It also features articles showing how the new sequencing technologies reveal the functional and phylogenetic complexity of the "microbial universe" associated to sponge tissues. The ecological interactions of sponges, the effects of nutrients and pollutants, the variability in reproductive patterns, and the processes generating genotypic and phenotypic variability in sponge populations are covered in several contributions. Zoogeography, population structure and dynamics are also approached with both traditional and molecular tools. The effect of anthropogenic disturbance on the natural environment finds its place in this volume with papers dealing with metal accumulation and the potential role of sponges as biomonitors. Biodiversity data from unexplored tropical and deep sea areas are presented. We hope readers will enjoy the selection of papers, which we believe represent collectively a significant contribution to our current understanding of sponges.
Previously published in Hydrobiologia, vol. 687, 2012
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Marine Ecology, Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes CEAB-CSIC, Blanes Gerona, Spain
Manuel Maldonado
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Deparment of Aquatic Ecology, Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes, Blanes Gerona, Spain
Xavier Turon, Mikel Becerro, Maria Jesús Uriz
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ancient Animals, New Challenges
Book Subtitle: Developments in Sponge Research
Editors: Manuel Maldonado, Xavier Turon, Mikel Becerro, Maria Jesús Uriz
Series Title: Developments in Hydrobiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4688-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4687-9Published: 07 August 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0012-0Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4688-6Published: 21 March 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 351
Additional Information: Reprinted from Hydrobiologia 687
Topics: Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Animal Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Invertebrates