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Photosynthesis and Bio-Optical Properties of Fluorescent Mesophotic Corals [PDF]

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are light-dependent coral-associated communities found at 30–150 m depth. Corals inhabiting these deeper reefs are often acclimatized to a limited and blue-shifted light environment, enabling them to maintain the relationship with their photosynthetic algal symbionts (family Symbiodiniaceae) despite the seemingly ...
Or Ben-Zvi, Or Ben-Zvi, Daniel Wangpraseurt, Daniel Wangpraseurt, Omri Bronstein, Omri Bronstein, Gal Eyal, Gal Eyal, Gal Eyal, Gal Eyal, Yossi Loya   +10 more
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The Hidden Diversity of Temperate Mesophotic Ecosystems from Central Chile (Southeastern Pacific Ocean) Assessed through Towed Underwater Videos

Diversity, 2023
The largely unexplored diversity in temperate mesophotic ecosystems (TME, ~30–150 m depth) has attracted much attention over the past years. However, the number of studies and knowledge of TME diversity and ecology remains limited and geographically ...
Ana Navarro Campoy, Alejandro Pérez-Matus, Evie A. Wieters, Rodrigo Alarcón-Ireland, Vladimir Garmendia, Ricardo Beldade, Sergio A. Navarrete, Miriam Fernández   +7 more
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A comparison of mesophotic and shallow sponge holobionts resilience to predicted future temperature elevation

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Climate change is predicted to have detrimental impacts on sessile invertebrates, including sponges. Mesophotic ecosystems have been suggested to play a major role as refugia for coral reef sponge species, however knowledge regarding the ability of ...
Lilach Raijman-Nagar, Liron Goren, Liron Goren, Sigal Shefer, Sigal Shefer, Raz Moskovich, Raz Moskovich, Zhiyong Li, Micha Ilan   +8 more
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Key Questions for Research and Conservation of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems and Temperate Mesophotic Ecosystems [PDF]

, 2019
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) and temperate mesophotic ecosystems (TMEs) have received increasing research attention during the last decade as many new and improved methods and technologies have become more accessible to explore deeper parts of the ocean.
Turner, Joseph A., Andradi-Brown, Dominic A., Gori, Andrea, Bongaerts, Pim, Burdett, Heidi L., Ferrier-Pagès, Christine, Voolstra, Christian R., Weinstein, David K., Bridge, Tom C. L., Costantini, Federica, Gress, Erika, Laverick, Jack, Loya, Yossi, Goodbody-Gringley, Gretchen, Rossi, Sergio, Taylor, Michelle L., Viladrich, Nuria, Voss, Joshua D., Williams, Joel, Woodall, Lucy C., Eyal, Gal   +20 more
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Mesophotic.org: a repository for scientific information on mesophotic ecosystems [PDF]

Database, 2019
Abstract Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) and temperate mesophotic ecosystems (TMEs) occur at depths of roughly 30–150 m depth and are characterized by the presence of photosynthetic organisms despite reduced light availability. Exploration of these ecosystems dates back several decades, but our knowledge remained extremely limited ...
Pim Bongaerts, Gonzalo Perez-Rosales, Veronica Z. Radice, Gal Eyal, Andrea Gori, Erika Gress, Nicholas M. Hammerman, Alejandra Hernandez-Agreda, Jack Laverick, Paul Muir, Hudson Pinheiro, Richard L. Pyle, Luiz Rocha, Joseph A. Turner, Ryan Booker   +14 more
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Corrigenda: A new species of Chromis damselfish from the tropical western Atlantic (Teleostei, Pomacentridae). ZooKeys 1008: 107–138. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1008.58805 [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2021
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Emily P. McFarland, Carole C. Baldwin, David Ross Robertson, Luiz A. Rocha, Luke Tornabene   +4 more
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Do Oil and Gas Lease Stipulations in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Need Expansion to Better Protect Vulnerable Coral Communities? How Low Relief Habitats Support High Coral Biodiversity

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The continental shelf of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico harbors extensive reefs and banks that support diverse coral reefs and mesophotic communities. Mesophotic communities range in depth from 40 to 200 m and, in this region, foster some of the densest
Marissa Faye Nuttall, Marissa Faye Nuttall, Emma L. Hickerson, Raven D. Blakeway, Raven D. Blakeway, George P. Schmahl, Paul W. Sammarco   +6 more
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Conventional and technical diving surveys reveal elevated biomass and differing fish community composition from shallow and upper mesophotic zones of a remote United States coral reef.

PLoS ONE, 2017
The world's coral reefs appear to be in a global decline, yet most previous research on coral reefs has taken place at depths shallower than 30 m. Mesophotic coral ecosystem (depths deeper than ~30 m) studies have revealed extensive, productive habitats ...
Roldan C Muñoz, Christine A Buckel, Paula E Whitfield, Shay Viehman, Randy Clark, J Christopher Taylor, Brian P Degan, Emma L Hickerson   +7 more
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Does Depth Matter? Reproduction Pattern Plasticity in Two Common Sponge Species Found in Both Mesophotic and Shallow Waters

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Determining demosponge reproductive strategies is essential to understanding their ecology and life history, as well as for the management of benthic marine environments. This is especially important in mesophotic ecosystems, which have been suggested to
Tal Idan, Liron Goren, Liron Goren, Sigal Shefer, Sigal Shefer, Itzchak Brickner, Micha Ilan   +6 more
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Mesophotic coral bleaching associated with changes in thermocline depth

Nature Communications, 2023
AbstractAs global temperatures continue to rise, shallow coral reef bleaching has become more intense and widespread. Mesophotic coral ecosystems reside in deeper (30–150 m), cooler water and were thought to offer a refuge to shallow-water reefs. Studies now show that mesophotic coral ecosystems instead have limited connectivity with shallow corals but
Clara Diaz, Nicola L. Foster, Martin J. Attrill, Adam Bolton, Peter Ganderton, Kerry L. Howell, Edward Robinson, Phil Hosegood   +7 more
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