Gochfeld, Deborah J.
Brandt, Marilyn E.
Smith, Tyler B.
Ennis, Rosmin S.
Chaves-Fonnegra, Andia
Diaz, M. Cristina
Olson, Julie B.
Funding for this research was provided by:
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (NA15NOS4820074)
Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE-1807807, OCE-1808233, OCE-1810616)
Article History
Received: 13 January 2025
Accepted: 14 August 2025
First Online: 11 September 2025
Declarations
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: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: All data with associated metadata are available at except for sponge species list and abundance by transect with assigned morphotypes (Supplemental TableĀ 1).