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Studies on Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in Japan
2018In the last years, mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) received increased attention from the research community. MCEs exist at depths between 30–40 m and until 100 m or deeper. While MCEs were already reported from Japan nearly 50 years ago, mesophotic research in Japan did not progress as in other countries like the USA or Australia.
Frederic Sinniger, Saki Harii
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Antipatharians of the Mesophotic Zone: Four Case Studies
2019About 63% of the known antipatharian genera occur at mesophotic depths (30–150 m), with the majority extending into the deep sea. Along the continental shelf and offshore sites, antipatharians tend to increase in diversity and abundance with depth, reaching a peak at mesophotic depths due to favorable environmental factors enhancing their settlement ...
Bo M. +4 more
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Effects of anthropogenic stressors on temperate mesophotic ecosystems
2022<p><b>Coastal ecosystems are among the most productive biomes on the planet, but also the most vulnerable. A wide range of anthropogenic impacts are threatening the integrity of coastal systems, and therefore their capability to provide goods and ecosystem services.
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Modeling vertical coral connectivity and mesophotic refugia
Coral Reefs, 2015Whether mesophotic reefs will behave as refugia for corals threatened by global climate change and coastal development depends on vertical exchange of larvae between diverse habitats. Here we use a biophysical model of larval dispersal to estimate vertical connectivity of a broadcasting (Orbicella faveolata) and a brooding (Porites astreoides) species ...
Daniel M. Holstein +3 more
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Mesophotic depths hide high coral cover communities in French Polynesia
Science of the Total Environment, 2022Gonzalo Pérez-Rosales +2 more
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