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Subsurface Production of Marine Derived Bacterial Tetraether Lipids: Implications for Paleoceanographic Reconstruction

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 14, 28 July 2026.
Abstract Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) are widely used as paleoclimate proxies on land, yet their origin in marine environments remains incompletely constrained. Here, we analyze suspended particulate matter collected from five depths at an open‐ocean station in the northern South China Sea and provide depth‐resolved evidence
Jiaming Zhou, Jing Zhao, Yanwei Wang, Zian Tong, Huanye Wang, Binbin Guo, Longhui Deng, Fengping Wang, Qianyong Liang, Liang Dong   +9 more
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Valuing Kelp as Nursery Grounds for Sharks: Influence of Kelp Attributes and Forest Configuration on the Oviposition Site of a Shark Species in Chile

Diversity
In terrestrial environments, nest site selection by birds and mammals is often related to the physical attributes of surrounding vegetation. Similarly, some elasmobranchs use different habitats, including kelps, as oviposition sites.
Ítalo T. Fernández-Cisternas, Ricardo Beldade, Tomás Walker-Figueroa, Gabriela Winkler, Alejandro Pérez-Matus   +4 more
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Diverse staghorn coral fauna on the mesophotic reefs of north-east Australia.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Concern for the future of reef-building corals in conditions of rising sea temperatures combined with recent technological advances has led to a renewed interest in documenting the biodiversity of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) and their potential to
Paul Muir, Carden Wallace, Tom C L Bridge, Pim Bongaerts   +3 more
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Growth and feeding in the sponge Agelas tubulata from shallow to mesophotic depths on Grand Cayman Island

Ecosphere, 2021
On Caribbean coral reefs, sponges are important members of the benthic community and play multiple roles in ecosystem structure and function. They have an important role in benthic‐pelagic coupling, consuming particulate organic matter (POM) and ...
Keir J. Macartney, Amelia Clayshulte Abraham, Marc Slattery, Michael P. Lesser   +3 more
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Review of the indexes to assess the ecological quality of coralligenous reefs: towards a unified approach

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
There is an urgent need to better understand the stressors, namely heatwaves, changes in thermohaline circulation and mucilage events, that are rapidly re-shaping bioconstructions, such as coralligenous assemblages.
Cristina Gioia Di Camillo, Cristina Gioia Di Camillo, Massimo Ponti, Massimo Ponti, Massimo Ponti, Massimo Ponti, Annalisa Storari, Clarissa Scarpa, Camilla Roveta, Torcuato Pulido Mantas, Martina Coppari, Carlo Cerrano, Carlo Cerrano   +12 more
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Exploring Mesophotic Coral Reef Boundaries Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding

Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 4, July‐August 2026.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding reveals boundaries along depth gradients in shallow and mesophotic coral reefs. Analysis of metazoan amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) uncovers changes in community structure from shallow to deep reefs, highlighting a localized eDNA footprint and its potential for monitoring mesophotic and deep‐sea habitats ...
Aran Sofer, Omri Bronstein
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The Culturable Mycobiome of Mesophotic Agelas oroides: Constituents and Changes Following Sponge Transplantation to Shallow Water

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Marine sponges harbor a diverse array of microorganisms and the composition of the microbial community has been suggested to be linked to holo-biont health.
Eyal Ben-Dor Cohen, Micha Ilan, Oded Yarden   +2 more
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Refugia, but Not for Everyone: Genetic Structure Differentiates Shallow and Mesophotic Populations of the Brooder Sponge Ircinia variabilis

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 13, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Understanding how gene‐flow and selection interact across environmental gradients is essential for assessing population resilience and evaluating the deep‐refugia potential of mesophotic habitats under rapid climate change. In the context of depth, genetic connectivity patterns have been documented for broadcast‐spawning species, but that of ...
Tom Morav, Micha Ilan, Liron Goren, Tal Idan, Sigal Shefer, Yaron Tikochinski, Julio A. Díaz, Giorgos Chatzigeorgiou, Carlota Gracia‐Sancha, Ana Riesgo, Sergi Taboada   +10 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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Reproductive biology of the deep brooding coral Seriatopora hystrix: Implications for shallow reef recovery.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs, between 30 and 150 m depth) are hypothesized to contribute to the recovery of degraded shallow reefs through sexually produced larvae (referred to as Deep Reef Refuge Hypothesis).
Rian Prasetia, Frederic Sinniger, Kaito Hashizume, Saki Harii   +3 more
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