Bioerosion rates (kg CaCO3 m–2year–1) and proportion of dissolved CaCO3 (DP)produced by different boring sponges in coral reefs of several localities
| Species . | Bioerosion rate (kg CaCO3 m–2year–1) . | DP (%) . | Locality . | Source . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliona caribbaea | 8.0 | 2 | Grand Cayman Island | (Acker and Risk, 1985) |
| Cliona peponaca | 2.5–3.3 | – | Curaçao | (Bak, 1976) |
| Cliona lampa | 22.0–23.0 | – | Harrington Sound, Bermuda | (Neumann, 1966) |
| Cliona vermifera | 4.6 | 28.7 | Bahía Tiburón, México | Present study |
| Cliona flavifodina | 5.2 | 11.8 | Bahía Tiburón, México | Present study |
| Cliona aprica | 7.0 | – | Carrie Bow Cay, Belize | (Rützler, 1975) |
| C. lampa | 6.6–14.2 | 2–3 | Bermuda | (Rützler, 1975) |
| C. lampa | – | 2–3 | Bermuda | (Rützler and Rieger,1973) |
| Cliona orientalis | 3.4–10.3 | – | Great Barrier Reef | (Schönberg, 2002) |
| Pione cf. vastifica | 0.84 | 75 | Red Sea | (Zundelevich et al., 2007) |
| Species . | Bioerosion rate (kg CaCO3 m–2year–1) . | DP (%) . | Locality . | Source . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliona caribbaea | 8.0 | 2 | Grand Cayman Island | (Acker and Risk, 1985) |
| Cliona peponaca | 2.5–3.3 | – | Curaçao | (Bak, 1976) |
| Cliona lampa | 22.0–23.0 | – | Harrington Sound, Bermuda | (Neumann, 1966) |
| Cliona vermifera | 4.6 | 28.7 | Bahía Tiburón, México | Present study |
| Cliona flavifodina | 5.2 | 11.8 | Bahía Tiburón, México | Present study |
| Cliona aprica | 7.0 | – | Carrie Bow Cay, Belize | (Rützler, 1975) |
| C. lampa | 6.6–14.2 | 2–3 | Bermuda | (Rützler, 1975) |
| C. lampa | – | 2–3 | Bermuda | (Rützler and Rieger,1973) |
| Cliona orientalis | 3.4–10.3 | – | Great Barrier Reef | (Schönberg, 2002) |
| Pione cf. vastifica | 0.84 | 75 | Red Sea | (Zundelevich et al., 2007) |