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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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Vulnerability of tropical fish communities across depth in the central Indian Ocean. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Coral reefs and their fish communities below scuba diving depth (>30 m), in mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) (∼30–150 m), in rariphotic (150–300 m), and in upper bathyal waters (300–500 m) are often underexplored, especially in the Indian Ocean.
Stefanoudis PV, de Villiers NM, Afzal MS, Amir H, Amjad F, Hashim AS, Jauharee AR, Palmer R, Rogers AD, Shimal M, Naeem S, Ahusan M, Woodall LC.   +12 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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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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Rhodoliths and rhodolith beds [PDF]

, 2013
Rhodolith (maërl) beds, communities dominated by free living coralline algae, are a common feature of subtidal environments worldwide. Well preserved as fossils, they have long been recognized as important carbonate producers and paleoenvironmental ...
Filho, Gilberto M. Amado, Foster, Michael S., Kamenos, Nicholas A., Riosmena-Rodriguez, Rafael, Steller, Diana L.   +4 more
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Johnston Atoll: reef fish hybrid zone between Hawaii and the equatorial Pacific [PDF]

, 2020
Johnston Atoll is isolated in the Central Pacific Ocean (16°45′ N 169°31′ W) about 1287 km (800 miles) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii and 1440 km (900 miles) north of the equatorial Line Islands, Kiribati.
Lobel, Lisa, Lobel, Phillip, Randall, John   +2 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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Depth specialization in mesophotic corals (Leptoseris spp.) and associated algal symbionts in Hawai'i [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2015
Corals at the lower limits of mesophotic habitats are likely to have unique photosynthetic adaptations that allow them to persist and dominate in these extreme low light ecosystems.
X. Pochon, Z. H. Forsman, H. L. Spalding, J. L. Padilla-Gamiño, C. M. Smith, R. D. Gates   +5 more
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Host Evolutionary History Drives Prokaryotic Diversity in the Globally Distributed Sponge Family Petrosiidae. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
ABSTRACT Sponge microbial communities play a crucial role in marine ecosystem functioning and serve as a rich source of bioactive compounds. While host identity is recognised as a major determinant of microbiome diversity, the underlying evolutionary mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study aimed to comprehensively assess phylosymbiosis patterns
van der Windt N, Paix B, Biesmeijer JC, Ambo-Rappe R, Huang YM, Nirbadha KGS, Sipkema D, de Voogd NJ.   +7 more
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Photoacclimatization by the coral Montastraea cavernosa in the mesophotic zone: light, food, and genetics [PDF]

, 2010
Most studies on coral reefs have focused on shallow reef (
Gates, R., Grottoli, A. G., Lesser, M. P., Ojimi, M., Slattery, M., Stat, M.   +5 more
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