| Title | Response of the Sponge Microbiome to Nutrient Additions |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2015 |
| Authors | Denhart, Mariah H. |
| Secondary Title | Linfield College Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement |
| Volume | Submission 6 |
| Pagination | 1 p. |
| Call Number | Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | bacteria, community ecology, Haliclona spp., Netarts Bay, nitrate-nitrite, nitrogen, nutrients, poriferans, sponges |
| Notes | Abstract. “Marine sponges are known to host large and diverse microbial communities, with the composition of these communities remaining fairly stable across large spatial and temporal scales. Sponges inhabiting the coast of Oregon, USA host bacteria capable of numerous nitrogen transformations, so it is hypothesized that the bacterial community would change as ambient nutrient conditions change. To test this hypothesis, we placed nutrient addition devices (NAD) at Netarts Bay, Oregon for six weeks to increase the nutrient load.” (from the Description) Higher nutrient loads seemed to be detrimental to the sponges. |
| URL | https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/symposium/2015/all/6/ |
