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ArticleMarine drugs2020

The Effect of Depth on the Morphology, Bacterial Clearance, and Respiration of the Mediterranean Sponge

Mert Gökalp, Tjitske Kooistra, Miguel Soares Rocha, Tiago H Silva, Ronald Osinga, AlberTinka J Murk, Tim Wijgerde

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Article in Marine drugs, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Rethinking Plasticity in Sponges.Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mert GökalpMarine Animal Ecology Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4441-1157
Tjitske KooistraMarine Animal Ecology Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2366-4099
Miguel Soares Rocha3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0511-7174
Tiago H Silva3B's Research Group, I3Bs-Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8520-603X
Ronald OsingaMarine Animal Ecology Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands.
AlberTinka J MurkMarine Animal Ecology Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4881-4236
Tim WijgerdeMarine Animal Ecology Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Wageningen University & Research · NLUniversity of Minho · PT

Funding

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek ERA-NET project Biogenink (project 4195)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To support the successful application of sponges for water purification and collagen production, we evaluated the effect of depth on sponge morphology, growth, physiology, and functioning. Specimens of Eastern Mediterranean populations of the sponge

Indexed as

AnimalsMediterranean SeaPoriferaPressureRespirationChondrosia reniformisclearance ratecollagendepthintegrated multitrophic aquacultureosculum sizerespirationsponge

Identifiers

PMID32664196
PMCPMC7401281
OpenAlexW3041736484

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Registered trials

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