• The important role of sponges in carbon and nitrogen cycling in a deep-sea biological hotspot 

      Hanz, Ulrike; Riekenberg, Philip; de Kluijver, Anna; van der Meer, Marcel; Middelburg, Jack J.; de Goeij, Jasper M.; Bart, Martijn C.; Wurz, Erik; Colaço, Ana; Duineveld, Gerard C. A.; Reichart, Gert-Jan; Rapp, Hans Tore; Mienis, Furu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Deep-sea sponge grounds are hotspots of biodiversity, harbouring thriving ecosystems in the otherwise barren deep sea. It remains unknown how these sponge grounds survive in this food-limited environment. Here, we unravel ...