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Mesophotic coral ecosystems

Current Biology, 2022
Pim Bongaerts introduces mesophotic, lower-light coral ecosystems.
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Connectivity and stability of mesophotic coral reefs

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2011
Abstract Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs), occurring at depths of 30 to over 150 m, represents the deep continuum of adjacent shallow coral reefs about which little is known. These reefs are most developed, and most frequently studied, in areas where light penetration is high and photosymbiotic reef-builders (corals) can persist as common members ...
Marc Slattery
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Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems

2020
Mesophotic coral ecosystems have been studied for almost as long as researchers have studied shallow coral reefs. This may be surprising, given that the term mesophotic was coined as recently as 2008. At their shallowest, most agree, mesophotic reefs are found between depths of 30 and 40 m.
Laverick, JH, Rogers, AD
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Biodiversity and Functional Ecology of Mesophotic Coral Reefs

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 2018
Mesophotic coral reefs, currently defined as deep reefs between 30 and 150 m, are linked physically and biologically to their shallow water counterparts, have the potential to be refuges for shallow coral reef taxa such as coral and sponges, and might be a source of larvae that could contribute to the resiliency of shallow water reefs.
Michael P Lesser, Marc Slattery
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Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems

2019
[Extract] Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are unique tropical and subtropical ecosystems characterized as light-dependent reef communities typically found at depths ranging from 30 to 40 m and extending to over 150 m in clear waters. The dominant habitat-forming communities can be hard and soft corals, algae, and/or sponges.
Loya, Yossi, Puglise, Kimberely A., Bridge, Tom C.L.   +2 more
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Mesophotic coral refuges following multiple disturbances

Coral Reefs, 2021
As coral populations on shallow reefs decline globally, mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCE) have been proposed as potential coral refugia from thermal, storm, and anthropogenic disturbances in the face of climate change. The current study assesses the refuge potential of MCEs in the U.S.
Jeanne Bloomberg, Daniel M. Holstein
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Mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Hawaiian Archipelago

Coral Reefs, 2010
Efforts to map coral reef ecosystems in the Hawaiian Archipelago using optical imagery have revealed the presence of numerous scleractinian, zoothanthellate coral reefs at depths of 30–130+ m, most of which were previously undiscovered. Such coral reefs and their associated communities have been recently defined as mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs ...
J. Rooney, E. Donham, A. Montgomery, H. Spalding, F. Parrish, R. Boland, D. Fenner, J. Gove, O. Vetter   +8 more
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Function and stability of mesophotic coral reefs

Trends in Ecology & Evolution
The function and stability of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) have been extensively studied in recent years. These deep reefs are characterized by local physical processes, particularly the steep gradient in irradiance with increasing depth, and their impact on trophic resources.
Marc Slattery, Michael P. Lesser, Luiz A. Rocha, Heather L. Spalding, Tyler B. Smith   +4 more
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The Mesophotic Coral Microbial Biosphere

2019
Dynamic symbioses between the host, photosynthetic eukaryotes, and diverse prokaryotes are the foundation of corals’ ecological successes across highly diverse ocean habitats. This may be especially so in mesophotic corals which face unique environmental challenges when compared to shallow-water corals, for example, light levels that drive ...
William Leggat, Sarah Gierz, Alejandra Hernandez-Agreda, Tracy Danielle Ainsworth   +3 more
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Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems: Introduction and Overview

2019
Although the existence of zooxanthellate corals in mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs; light-dependent coral ecosystems from 30 to 150 m in depth) has been known since the nineteenth century and focused scientific exploration of MCEs began over 50 years ago, more than 70% of all research on MCEs has been published only within the past seven years.
Richard L. Pyle, Joshua M. Copus
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