Silicon transport in deep-water sponges deciphered: ecophysiological, evolutionary and biogeochemical implications
Manuel Maldonado1, María López-Acosta1, Lindsay Beazley2, Vasiliki Koutsouveli3, Ellen Kenchington4 and Ana Riesgo5, (1)Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB, CSIC), Department of Marine Ecology, Blanes, Spain, (2)Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, (3)The Natural History Musem of London, Department of Life Sciences, London, United Kingdom, (4)Bedforf Institute of Oceanography, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, (5)The Natural History Museum of London, Department of Life Sciences, London, United Kingdom