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Pseudanthias hangapiko, a new anthiadine serranid (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae) from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2021
Pseudanthias hangapiko sp. nov. (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae) is herein described from three specimens collected from a depth of 83 m in a mesophotic coral ecosystem off Hanga Piko, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile. Pseudanthias hangapiko sp.
Bart Shepherd, Hudson T. Pinheiro, Tyler A. Y. Phelps, Alejandro Pérez-Matus, Luiz A. Rocha   +4 more
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Recent trends and biases in mesophotic ecosystem research. [PDF]

Biol Lett
Mesophotic ecosystems (approx. 30–150 m) represent a significant proportion of the world’s oceans yet have long remained understudied due to challenges in accessing these deeper depths. Owing to advances in underwater technologies and a growing scientific and management interest, there has been a major expansion in research of both
Radice VZ, Hernández-Agreda A, Pérez-Rosales G, Booker R, Bellworthy J, Broadribb M, Carpenter GE, Diaz C, Eckert RJ, Foster NL, Gijsbers JC, Gress E, Laverick JH, Micaroni V, Pierotti M, Rouzé H, Stevenson A, Sturm AB, Bongaerts P.   +18 more
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Below the Mesophotic [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2018
AbstractMesophotic coral ecosystems, which occur at depths of ~40 to 150 m, have received recent scientific attention as potential refugia for organisms inhabiting deteriorating shallow reefs. These ecosystems merit research in their own right, as they harbor both depth-generalist species and a distinctive reef-fish fauna.
Carole C. Baldwin, Luke Tornabene, D. Ross Robertson   +2 more
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Population Structure of Montastraea cavernosa on Shallow versus Mesophotic Reefs in Bermuda. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Mesophotic coral reef ecosystems remain largely unexplored with only limited information available on taxonomic composition, abundance and distribution. Yet, mesophotic reefs may serve as potential refugia for shallow-water species and thus understanding
Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, Chiara Marchini, Alex D Chequer, Stefano Goffredo   +3 more
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Variability in thermal stress thresholds of corals across depths

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Mesophotic habitats are potential refugia for corals in the context of climate change. The seawater temperature in a mesophotic habitat is generally lower than in a shallow habitat.
Parviz Tavakoli-Kolour, Frederic Sinniger, Masaya Morita, Takashi Nakamura, Takashi Nakamura, Saki Harii   +5 more
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A mesophotic black coral forest in the Adriatic Sea [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2020
AbstractA forest of the black coral Antipathella subpinnata was found from 52 to 80 m depth in three different sites at Tremiti Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA; Mediterranean Sea), with two of them hosting a monospecific forest on horizontal and vertical substrates. Colonies of A.
Giovanni Chimienti, Diana De Padova, Michele Mossa, Francesco Mastrototaro   +3 more
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Plasticity of Porites astreoides Early Life History Stages Suggests Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Act as Refugia in Bermuda

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
As the devastating impacts of global climate change and local anthropogenic stressors on shallow-water coral reefs are expected to rise, mesophotic coral ecosystems have increasingly been regarded as potential lifeboats for coral survival, providing a ...
Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, Federica Scucchia, Federica Scucchia, Rebecca Ju, Rebecca Ju, Alex Chequer, Alex Chequer, Shai Einbinder, Shai Einbinder, Stephane Martinez, Stephane Martinez, Stephane Martinez, Hagai Nativ, Hagai Nativ, Tali Mass, Tali Mass   +16 more
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Global phylogenomic assessment of Leptoseris and Agaricia reveals substantial undescribed diversity at mesophotic depths

BMC Biology, 2023
Background Mesophotic coral communities are increasingly gaining attention for the unique biological diversity they host, exemplified by the numerous mesophotic fish species that continue to be discovered.
J. C. Gijsbers, N. Englebert, K. E. Prata, M. Pichon, Z. Dinesen, R. Brunner, G. Eyal, F. L. González-Zapata, S. E. Kahng, K. R. W. Latijnhouwers, P. Muir, V. Z. Radice, J. A. Sánchez, M. J. A. Vermeij, O. Hoegh-Guldberg, S. J. Jacobs, P. Bongaerts   +16 more
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What are we protecting? An analysis of the current conservation framework addressing Mediterranean mesophotic habitats

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Mesophotic ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea are biodiversity hotspots distributed from ca 30 m down to 180 m, depending upon the depth of the light compensation point.
G. Castellan, M. Abbiati, M. Abbiati, M. Abbiati, L. Angeletti, F. Foglini, V. Grande, P. Montagna, P. Montagna, M. Taviani, M. Taviani   +10 more
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Deep Heat: A Comparison of Water Temperature, Anemone Bleaching, Anemonefish Density and Reproduction between Shallow and Mesophotic Reefs

Fishes, 2021
French Polynesia is experiencing increasing coral bleaching events in shallow waters triggered by thermal anomalies and marine heatwaves linked to climate change, a trend that is replicated worldwide.
Anne Haguenauer, Frédéric Zuberer, Gilles Siu, Daphne Cortese, Ricardo Beldade, Suzanne C. Mills   +5 more
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