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From: Root-derived organic matter confines sponge community composition in mangrove ecosystems

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Responses of mangrove and reef sponges to mangrove-derived organic matter. Photographic recordings of the development of the reef sponge D. anchorata after transplantation to (A) control gels without mangrove root extract and (B) mimicry gels containing mangrove root extract. T. ignis after transplantation to (C) control gels without mangrove root extract and (D) mimicry gels containing mangrove root extract. Direct effects of the injection of (E) seawater and (F) dilute mangrove root extract on D. anchorata. Photographs were taken on day 7. The photographs are representative for each treatment (n = 5).

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