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Novel adaptive photosynthetic characteristics of mesophotic symbiotic microalgae within the reef-building coral, Stylophora pistillata

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2016
Photosynthetic coral reef structures extend from the shallow sundrenched waters to the dimly lit, twilight mesophotic depths. For their resident endosymbiotic dinoflagellates, primarily from the genus Symbiodinium spp., this represents a photic ...
Shai Einbinder, Shai Einbinder, David Gruber, David Gruber, Eitan Solomon, Oded Liran, Oded Liran, Nir Keren, Dan Tchernov   +8 more
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A systematic review on the anthropogenic stressors on sessile benthic mesophotic reef communities: implications for temperate reef management in Australia

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Temperate rocky reefs are complex habitats that support high levels of biodiversity and productivity. However, the sessile benthic communities attached to these reefs are vulnerable to climate change and local human impacts due to their limited capacity ...
Rachel H. X. Wong, Jacquomo Monk, Nicholas R. Perkins, Neville S. Barrett   +3 more
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Mesophotic fish communities of the ancient coastline in Western Australia

PLOS ONE, 2021
Marine diversity across the Australian continental shelf is shaped by characteristic benthic habitats which are determined by geomorphic features such as paleoshorelines. In north-western Australia there has been little attention on the fish communities that inhabit an ancient coastline at ~125 m depth (the designated AC125), which is specified as a ...
Leanne M. Currey-Randall, Ronen Galaiduk, Marcus Stowar, Brigit I. Vaughan, Karen J. Miller   +4 more
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Drawing the borders of the mesophotic zone of the Mediterranean Sea using satellite data

Scientific Reports, 2022
The 30–150 m bathymetric range is commonly adopted in the literature to constrain the mesophotic zone. However, such depth interval varies depending on sunlight penetration, which is primarily a function of solar radiation incidence and water clarity ...
Giorgio Castellan, L. Angeletti, P. Montagna, M. Taviani   +3 more
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Mesophotic ecosystems at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil (South-western Atlantic), reveal unique ichthyofauna and need for conservation

Neotropical Ichthyology, 2020
Although several studies on the ichthyofauna of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago have been carried out, its mesophotic fish diversity has never been surveyed before.
Caio R. Pimentel, Luiz A. Rocha, Bart Shepherd, Tyler A. Y. Phelps, Jean-Christophe Joyeux, Agnaldo S. Martins, Carlos Eduardo Stein, João B. Teixeira, João Luiz Gasparini, José Amorim Reis-Filho, Ricardo C. Garla, Ronaldo B. Francini-Filho, Stephanie D. T. Delfino, Thayná J. Mello, Tommaso Giarrizzo, Hudson T. Pinheiro   +15 more
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Exploring the Biodiversity of Understudied Benthic Taxa at Mesophotic and Deeper Depths: Examples From the Order Zoantharia (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia)

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019
Research on so-called “minor taxa” at mesophotic depths has lagged behind that of more commonly researched groups such as fish or hard corals. Exemplar taxa include species of the order Zoantharia, benthic colonial anemones that are cosmopolitan in ...
James Davis Reimer, James Davis Reimer, Hiroki Kise, Maria E. A. Santos, Dhugal John Lindsay, Dhugal John Lindsay, Richard L. Pyle, Joshua M. Copus, Brian W. Bowen, Masanori Nonaka, Takuo Higashiji, Yehuda Benayahu   +11 more
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Mesophotic ecosystems: Distribution, impacts and conservation in the South Atlantic [PDF]

Diversity and Distributions, 2018
AbstractAimThis study reviews recent research on the South Atlantic Mesophotic ecosystems (MEs) and the pressures threatening them, and offers suggestions for their management and conservation.LocationThe South Atlantic Ocean.MethodsA comprehensive compilation of the scientific literature was performed to examine the distribution, human impacts and ...
Marcelo de Oliveira Soares, Tallita Cruz Lopes Tavares, Pedro Bastos de Macêdo Carneiro   +2 more
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Lower Mesophotic Coral Communities (60-125 m Depth) of the Northern Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Indo-Pacific remain relatively unexplored, particularly at lower mesophotic depths (≥60 m), despite their potentially large spatial extent.
Norbert Englebert, Pim Bongaerts, Paul R Muir, Kyra B Hay, Michel Pichon, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg   +5 more
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Reciprocal-transplantation between shallow and mesophotic stony corals

Marine Environmental Research, 2020
Most studies to date on the various life-history aspects of scleractinian corals (e.g. reproduction, connectivity, and physiology) have focused on their innate habitats. However, comprehensive data on the ability of both shallow and mesophotic corals to contend in the coming decades with the different environmental conditions they may encounter due to ...
Tamir, Raz, Ben-Zvi, Or, Eyal, Gal, Kramer, Netanel, Loya, Yossi   +4 more
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A Red Sea Depth Record of the Coral-Dwelling Crab Opecarcinus (Decapoda: Cryptochiridae) in the Mesophotic Zone

Diversity, 2023
Coral-dwelling gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) are obligate symbionts of stony corals and occur on shallow and deep reefs across the tropical belt. The circumtropical genus Opecarcinus associates with Agariciidae corals, a dominant component of Mesophotic ...
Silvia Vimercati, Sancia E. T. van der Meij, Tullia I. Terraneo, Giovanni Chimienti, Fabio Marchese, Ameer A. Eweida, Sam J. Purkis, Mattie Rodrigue, Francesca Benzoni   +8 more
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