Hi Justin,
I am currently in the final phase of writing up my PhD thesis about growth
rates of Antarctic sponges. To be able to compare them to sponge growth rates
elsewhere, I have - with the kind help of some people in this list - collected
the references below (I'm sure, the list is not complete. Please let me know,
if you find additional references).
However, data are given in a wide variety of units ranging from increase in %
of body mass per time to mg of body mass per unit of time. 'Body mass' comes
in all units one can imagine (volume, wet mass, dry mass, ash free dry mass,
carbon mass.....). I found it rather difficult to convert all available data
to one common comparable format as conversion factors are often difficult to
obtain.
good luck with your project.
cheerio
Susanne :-)
Reference List: sponge growth
Ayling, A. L. Growth and regeneration rates in thinly encrusting Demospongiae
from temperate waters. 1983; 165, 343-352.
Benavides, L. M. and Druffel, E. R. M. Sclerosponge growth rate as determined
by 210Pb and *14C chronologies. 1986; 4, (4): 221-224.
Duckworth, A. R.; Battershill, C. N., and Bergquist, Patricia R. Influence of
explant procedures and environmental factors on culture success of three
sponges. 1997; 156, (3-4): 255-271.
Frost, T. M.; DeNagy, G. S., and Gilbert, J. J. Population dynamics and
standing biomass of the freshwater sponge Spongilla lacustris. 1982; 63, (5):
1203-1210.
Hill, M. S. Symbiotic zooxanthellae enhance boring and growth rates of the
tropical sponge Anthosigmella varians forma varians. 1996; 125, (4): 649-654.
Hoppe, Wilfried F. Growth, regeneration and predation in three species of
large coral reef sponges. 1988; 50, 117-125.
Leys, Sally P. Hexactinellid sponge ecology: growth rates and seasonality in
deep water sponges. 1998; 230, 111-129.
Melão, M.; Da, G. G., and Rocha, O. Growth rates and energy budget of Metania
spinata (CARTER 1881) (Porifera, Metaniidae) in Lagoa Dourada, Brazil. 1998;
26, (4): 2098-2102.
Pitcher, C. R.; Wassenberg, T. J.; Smith, G. P.; Cappo, M.; Hooper, J. N. A.,
and
Doherty, P. J. Innovative new methods for measuring the natural dynamics of
some structurally dominant tropical sponges and other sessile fauna. 44,
479-484.
Rosell, Dolors and Uriz, Maria J. Do associated zooxanthellae and the nature
of the substratum affect survival, attachment and growth of Cliona viridis
(Porifera, Hadromerida)? An experimental approach. 1992; 114, (3): 503-507.
Storr, J. F. Ecology of the gulf of Mexico commercial sponges and its relation
to the fishery. 1964; 466, 73.
Trautman, D. A.; Hinde, R., and Borowitzka, M. A. Population dynamics of an
association between a coral reef sponge and a red macroalga. 2000; 244, (1):
87-105.
Wilkinson, C. R. Foliose Dictyoceratida of the Great Barrier Reef. II.Ecology
and distribution of these prevalent sponges. P.S.Z.N.I. 1988; 9, 321-327.
Wilkinson, C. R. Microbial associations in sponges. I. Ecology, physiology and
microbial populations of coral reef sponges. 1978; 49, 161-167.
Wilkinson, C. R. and Vacelet, Jean. Transplantation of marine sponges to
different conditions of light and current. 1979; 37, (1): 91-104.
Willenz, Philippe and Hartman, W. D. Growth and regeneration rates of the
calcareous skeleton of the Caribbean coralline sponge Ceratoporella
nicholsoni: a long term survey. 1999; 44, 675-685.
Wörheide, Gert. The reef cave dwelling ultraconservative coralline demosponge
Astrosclera willeyana Lister 1900 from the Indo-Pacific. 1998; 38, 1-88.
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