PLOS One
Published October 24, 2018 14:00 EDT (News release from PLOS)
The unique glass sponge Vazella pourtalesi off Nova Scotia, is distributed in an area that experiences strong historical variability in temperature and salinity. The persistence of this species in the face of this climatic variability possibly indicates how it will response to future climate change.
Lead author: Lindsay Beazley, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Nova Scotia – Lindsay.Beazley@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
