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Advances in Marine Biology : Advances Chepalopod Science Biology, Ecology, Cultivations and Fisheries 62

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The idea of this special contribution reviewing the latest advances in sponge science was conceived during the World Sponge Conference held in Girona (Spain) in September 2010. Dr. Michael Lesser, editor of the Advances in Marine Biology book series, first suggested the production of a sponge-dedicated monograph. As organizers of the conference, we realized that the amount of information available had increased exponentially in recent years. As this overwhelming new information is scattered over an enormous volume of scientific papers published in journals of very different disciplines, we agreed that a thorough compilation and comprehensive review would be appropriate and useful. The monograph could convey the latest advances in sponge science to sponge specialists besides providing a comprehensive overview to a wider audience with interest in invertebrate biology, marine ecology, molecular ecology, or phylogeny among others. This contribution is timely because we lack reviews in some topics, while in other aspects, reviews were either too old or have become outdated because significant progress has been achieved in the past years. So we took the bait and you have in your hands the results of our efforts to sum up the most relevant and up-to-date scientific literature on the Phylum Porifera.

Sponges are extraordinary animals. With over 8000 extant described species, these organisms are major players in many scientific disciplines. Sponges have relevant roles in shaping the ecological functioning of many marine benthic communities, hold a strategic position for understanding the evolutionary origin of animals, and produce a great variety of secondary metabolites and skeletal structures that have made them preferred targets in biotechnological research. This contribution, split in two thematic volumes, comprises a representative selection of the most active fields of sponge research. Even if not exhaustive, this multiauthor blend of visions offers a wide portrait of the state of the art in sponge science. We have intended the volumes to highlight recent developments in multiple scientific fields, while identifying current limitations and knowledge gaps and delineating challenges and foreseeable future directions.

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Judul Seri

Advances in Marine Biology Series

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Penerbit

London : Elsevier Ltd., 2012

Deskripsi Fisik

xiv, 355 Hlm.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-12-394283-8

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Edisi

Volume 62

Subjek

ILMU KELAUTAN

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