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The publication is part of WAMSI project 6.1 on dredging effects on filter feeders funded through Chevron and AIMS.

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Schönberg, C.H.L. Self-cleaning surfaces in sponges. Mar Biodiv 45, 623–624 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-014-0302-8

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