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Characterization of Shark Movements on a Mesophotic Caribbean Coral Reef and Temporal Association with Fish Spawning Aggregations [PDF]

, 2013
Habitat use of mesophotic coral reefs by sharks is largely unknown. However, it is well established that mesophotic reefs are the site of spawning aggregations for many species of teleost fish.
Pickard, Alexandra E.
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Contrasting Reproductive and Early Life‐History Strategies in Recently Diverged Octocoral Species (Paramuricea spp.)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
The two color morphs of the Iberian–Atlantic Paramuricea complex show little genetic divergence, and their species boundaries have remained unclear. By analyzing gametogenesis, spawning timing, fertilization environment, and early life‐history traits, we reveal strong prezygotic barriers and divergent developmental and dispersal strategies between the ...
Christina Egger, Aschwin H. Engelen, Roland R. Melzer, Marcellina Rola, Catarina Melo, Chiara Favaretto, Manuela Quiroga‐Pérez, Sheena Suet‐Wah Chung, Lorenzo Bramanti, Ester A. Serrão, Márcio A. G. Coelho   +10 more
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Coping with the Lionfish Invasion: can targeted removals yield beneficial effects? [PDF]

, 2012
Invasive species generate significant environmental and economic costs, with maintenance management constituting a major expenditure. Such costs are generated by invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois spp.) that further threaten already stressed coral ...
Abele L. G., Albins M. A., Bohlke J. E., Burke L., Carrie M. Manfrino, Charles A. Jacoby, Chevalier P. O., Ferguson T., Green S. J., Green S. J., Humann P., Lorenzen K., Martinez S. FW, Morgan A. Edwards, Morris J. A., Morris J. A., Savanna C. Barry, Schofield P. J., Thomas K. Frazer, Weis J. S., Williams A. B.   +20 more
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Cameras or Divers? How Baited Remote Underwater Videos and ‘Long Swims’ Underwater Visual Census Complement Each Other on Coral Reefs

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
This study compares baited remote underwater videos (BRUV) and a rapid timed long swim (LS) UVC method to evaluate their ability in assessing relative abundance and diversity of large predatory reef fish from nine selected families. BRUVs were more effective in detecting mobile and bait‐attracted taxa such as Carangidae and recorded up to 28 unique ...
Kennedy Osuka‐Edeye, Melita Samoilys, Bryce D. Stewart, Colin J. McClean, Peter Musembi, Saleh Yahya   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Comparing convolutional neural network and random forest for benthic habitat mapping in Apollo Marine Park

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 275-291, April 2026.
A comparison of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Random Forest (RF) model predictions of benthic habitats within Apollo Marine Park. The CNN (left) and RF (right) classification maps show the spatial distribution of three habitat types: high energy circalittoral rock with seabed‐covering sponges, low complexity circalittoral rock with non‐crowded
Henry Simmons, Dang Nguyen, Benjamin Misiuk, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Sunil Gupta, Oli Dalby, Mary Young   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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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
doaj   +1 more source

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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Marine Heatwaves Have Increased in Frequency, Duration, and Depth Across Southeast Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 131, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract Southeast Asia supports high marine biodiversity that is increasingly exposed to intensifying marine heatwaves (MHWs). Despite the ecological and socio‐economic consequences of thermal anomalies, the regional spatio‐temporal dynamics and vertical structure of MHWs remain poorly constrained. Here, we use satellite‐derived surface and reanalysis
Venkata Sai Gulakaram, Dhrubajyoti Samanta, Benjamin P. Horton, Kyle Morgan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source