Biodiversity and distribution of deep and shallow watersponges in the Bahamas

Member of
HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Reed, John K.
Pomponi, Shirley A.
Publisher
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Date Issued
1997
Note

Nine expeditions were conducted in the Bahamas from 1987 to 1995 for the purpose of collecting marine organisms for biomedical research. Collections concentrated onsponges from various deep water habitats: the fore reefslope and escarpment (30-60 m), the deep fore reef slope and escarpment (60-150 m), and the deep shelf slope (150-922m). A total of 417 sites were sampled throughout the archipelago using the Johnson-Sea-Link and CleliaResearch Submersibles, ROV, and scuba.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Form
pdf
Extent
7 p.
Subject (Topical)
Sponges--Bahamas
Biodiversity
Distribution
Identifier
FA00007031
Additional Information
Nine expeditions were conducted in the Bahamas from 1987 to 1995 for the purpose of collecting marine organisms for biomedical research. Collections concentrated onsponges from various deep water habitats: the fore reefslope and escarpment (30-60 m), the deep fore reef slope and escarpment (60-150 m), and the deep shelf slope (150-922m). A total of 417 sites were sampled throughout the archipelago using the Johnson-Sea-Link and CleliaResearch Submersibles, ROV, and scuba.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1143
This manuscript is an author version with the
final publication available and may be cited as: Reed, J. K., & Pomponi, S. A. (1997). Biodiversity and
distribution of deep and shallow water sponges in the Bahamas. In H.A. Lessios & I.G. Macintyre
(Eds.), Proceedings of the Eighth International Coral Reef Symposium Vol. 2, (pp. 1387-1392). Balboa,
Panama: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
Date Backup
1997
Date Text
1997
Date Issued (EDTF)
1997
Extension


FAU

IID
FA00007031
Person Preferred Name

Reed, John K.
jreed12@fau.edu
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pdf
7 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007031
Title Plain
Biodiversity and distribution of deep and shallow watersponges in the Bahamas
URL
http://www.reefbase.org/resource_center/publication/pub_9872.aspx
Origin Information

1997
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Balboa, Panama

Place

Balboa, Panama
Title
Biodiversity and distribution of deep and shallow watersponges in the Bahamas
Other Title Info

Biodiversity and distribution of deep and shallow watersponges in the Bahamas