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DNA-based floristic survey of red algae (Rhodophyta) growing in the mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) offshore of Tanegashima Island, northern Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan

PLoS ONE
A molecular-based floristic survey of marine red algal biodiversity was conducted offshore Tanegashima Island, which is located at the northern end of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs), in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan.
Masahiro Suzuki, Ryuta Terada
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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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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Environmental DNA highlights fish biodiversity in mesophotic ecosystems

Environmental DNA, 2022
AbstractMesophotic marine ecosystems are characterized by lower light penetration supporting specialized fish fauna. Due to their depths (−30–−150 m), accessibility is challenging, and the structure of mesophotic fish assemblages is generally less known than either shallow reefs or deep zones with soft bottoms which are generally trawled. Environmental
Muff, Marion, Jaquier, Mélissa, Marques, Virginie, Ballesta, Laurent, Deter, Julie, Bockel, Thomas, Hocdé, Régis, Juhel, Jean-Baptiste, Boulanger, Emilie, Guellati, Nacim, Polanco Fernández, Andrea, Valentini, Alice, Dejean, Tony, Manel, Stéphanie, Albouy, Camille, Durville, Patrick, Mouillot, David, Holon, Florian, Pellissier, Loic   +18 more
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Disentangling the mesophotic zone: algal and invertebrate bioconstructions host distinct benthic assemblages in the Mediterranean Sea

Biodiversity and Conservation
A comprehensive overview of the benthic assemblages associated with bioconstructions in the mesophotic zone of the southern Adriatic Sea is provided through a comparison of algal- and invertebrate-based bioconstructions.
G. Corriero, Guadalupe Giménez, Paolo G. Albano, Jacopo Giampaoletti, C. Longo, M. Mercurio, C. Nonnis Marzano, C. Pierri, M. F. Gravina   +8 more
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Depth-Independent Reproduction in the Reef Coral Porites astreoides from Shallow to Mesophotic Zones. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Mesophotic coral ecosystems between 30-150 m may be important refugia habitat for coral reefs and associated benthic communities from climate change and coastal development.
Daniel M Holstein, Tyler B Smith, Claire B Paris   +2 more
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Hidden in the deep: Distinct benthic trajectories call for monitoring of mesophotic reefs

Conservation Letters, 2022
Coral reef conservation management depends on long‐term monitoring efforts for a sound understanding of ecosystem structuring, functioning, and dynamics.
Alejandra Hernandez‐Agreda, Francesca Marina Sahit, Norbert Englebert, Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg, Pim Bongaerts   +4 more
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Demersal fish assemblages on seamounts and other rugged features in the northeastern Caribbean [PDF]

, 2017
© The Author(s), 2017. This is the author's version of the work and is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 123 (2017): 90–
Chaytor, Jason D., Demopoulos, Amanda W. J., Quattrini, Andrea M., Roa-Varon, Adela, Singer, Randal   +4 more
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Taking a deeper look: Quantifying the differences in fish assemblages between shallow and mesophotic temperate rocky reefs.

PLoS ONE, 2019
The spatial distribution of a species assemblage is often determined by habitat and climate. In the marine environment, depth can become an important factor as declining light and water temperature leads to changes in the biological habitat structure. To
Joel Williams, Alan Jordan, David Harasti, Peter Davies, Tim Ingleton   +4 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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