Cross-generational effects of climate change on a photosynthetic sponge

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

Unlike calcifying invertebrates, a number of sponges have demonstrated tolerance to climate scenarios predicted for the future; however, the mechanisms that enable them to cope with ocean warming and ocean acidification are limited. In this project, we examined whether microbiome-mediated cross-generational acclimatization could enable a photosynthetic sponge to survive under predicted climate scenarios. This associated dataset provides information on the mortality and bleaching observed in juvenile sponge recruits that were transplanted to climate scenarios predicted for 2050 and 2100. A visual bleaching assessment was conducted at the end of the 5-week experiment, with mortality captured throughout. Data was entered in excel and visualized using graphs in R.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Cross-generational effects of climate change on a photosynthetic sponge
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2b7bbbd3-7666-4755-a276-249d92914722
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 18/09/2020
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Cross-generational effects of climate change on a photosynthetic sponge". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/cross-generational-effects-of-climate-change-on-a-photosynthetic-sponge