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Poriferal Vision: Using Mobilenet To Classify Sponge Spicules Through Transfer Learning, Brian Tran

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Global warming is an ongoing issue where the Earth is rapidly warming up. It negatively affects the growth of coral through ocean warming and ocean acidification. Many coral communities, home to a large variety of marine life, are expected to be severely impacted by these effects. Past evidence suggests that sponges will take over as the primary reef builders since many species of sponges have skeletons made of silica or glass which is not affected by ocean acidification. More research is needed to determine which kinds of sponge will most likely be able to thrive in today’s climate.

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