TY - JOUR AU - Patova, Anna AU - Ribeiro, Pedro A. AU - Murillo Torrecilla, F. Javier AU - Riesgo, Ana AU - Taboada Moreno, Sergio AU - Pomponi, Shirley A. AU - Rapp, Hans Tore AU - Kenchington, Ellen AU - Xavier, Joana R. PY - 2025 DO - 10.1038/s41598-024-82462-z SN - 2045-2322 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118588 T2 - Scientific Reports AB - Sponges are key ecosystem engineers that shape, structure and enhance the biodiversity of marine benthic communities globally. Sponge aggregations and reefs are recognized as vulnerable marine ecosystems (or VMEs) due to their susceptibility to damage... LA - eng M2 - 1 PB - Nature Portfolio KW - Glass sponges KW - Genetic diversity KW - Hexactinellida KW - RADSeq KW - Migration KW - Bottom-fisheries KW - Sponge conservation areas TI - Population genomics and connectivity of Vazella pourtalesii sponge grounds of the northwest Atlantic with conservation implications of deep sea vulnerable marine ecosystems TY - journal article VL - 15 ER -