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Temperate mesophotic ecosystems: gaps and perspectives of an emerging conservation challenge for the Mediterranean Sea

The European Zoological Journal, 2019
Mesophotic habitats, hosting benthic assemblages totally unknown and unexpected in the early 2000s, are attracting an increasing interest from scientists.
C. Cerrano, A. Bastari, B. Calcinai, C. Di Camillo, D. Pica, S. Puce, L. Valisano, F. Torsani   +7 more
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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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Mesophotic and Bathyal Echinoderms of the Italian Seas

Diversity
Echinoderms are among the most charismatic megabenthic taxa in mesophotic and deep waters. However, they generally have a scattered distribution and are difficult to collect, especially on hardgrounds, so defining their abundance, distribution and ecological preferences is challenging.
Margherita Toma, Giorgio Bavestrello, Francesco Enrichetti, Andrea Costa, Michela Angiolillo, Alessandro Cau, Franco Andaloro, Simonepietro Canese, Silvestro Greco, Marzia Bo   +9 more
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Structure of Mesophotic Reef Fish Assemblages in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

PLoS ONE, 2016
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) support diverse communities of marine organisms with changes in community structure occurring along a depth gradient. In recent years, MCEs have gained attention due to their depths that provide protection from natural ...
Atsuko Fukunaga, Randall K Kosaki, Daniel Wagner, Corinne Kane   +3 more
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First Report of Endolithic Members of Rhodosorus marinus (Stylonematales, Rhodophyta) Growing Inside Rhodoliths Offshore Louisiana, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Endolithic, red unicells residing in the interior of Lithothamnion rhodoliths, collected offshore the NW Gulf of Mexico in mesophotic rhodolith beds at ∼54–55 m depth and maintained in closed microcosms, were used to establish cultures following their ...
Sherry Krayesky-Self, Delena Phung, William Schmidt, Thomas Sauvage, Luke Butler, Suzanne Fredericq   +5 more
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Cover Image

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 6, June 2026.
COVER PHOTO: Red gorgonians (Paramuricea clavata) and black corals (Antipathella subpinnata) form dense animal forests on mesophotic reefs (40–100 m) of the Aegean Sea. The diversity and distinctiveness of fish communities found in these mesophotic animal forests were investigated through visual census and collection of cryptic species by rebreather ...
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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
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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
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Shedding Light on the Italian Mesophotic Spongofauna

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
An analysis of 483 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dives carried out along the Italian coast on hard substrata at mesophotic depths (40–200 m) allowed an overview of the rich sponge diversity (53 taxa) of the deep continental platform to be obtained for the first time.
Margherita Toma, Marzia Bo, Marco Bertolino, Martina Canessa, Michela Angiolillo, Alessandro Cau, Franco Andaloro, Simonepietro Canese, Silvestro Greco, Giorgio Bavestrello   +9 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
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