Assessing mesophotic coral ecosystems inside and outside a Caribbean marine protected area [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Widespread shallow coral reef loss has led to calls for more holistic approaches to coral reef management, requiring inclusion of ecosystems interacting with shallow coral reefs in management plans.
Erika Gress +3 more
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Mesophotic coral ecosystems research strategy: international workshop to prioritize research and management needs for mesophotic coral ecosystems, Jupiter, Florida, 12-15 July 2008 [PDF]
, 2009 On July 12-15, 2008, researchers and resource managers met in Jupiter, Florida to discuss and review the state of knowledge regarding mesophotic coral ecosystems, develop a working definition for these ecosystems, identify critical resource management ...
Dowgiallo, M.J. +4 more
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Cryptic Diversity and Genetic Differentiation of Mesophotic Hydroids in the Southwestern Indian Ocean. [PDF]
Ecol EvolTo assess whether hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) are good candidates to test the Deep Reef Refuge Hypothesis and particularly the vertical connectivity component, we analysed the genetic diversity and structure of seven species sampled across euphotic and mesophotic depths around Mayotte and Reunion in the southwestern Indian Ocean.
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Survival, rarity, and extinction in tropical stony corals. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Many reef‐building tropical corals are becoming rare. We considered the meaning of rarity in corals and highlighted taxa that have reached low abundances in the last few decades. The difficulties of quantifying rarity in the marine environment arise from the sheer scale and 3‐dimensional nature of the biome and the inherent challenges therein ...
Wilson B, Edmunds PJ.
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Vulnerability of tropical fish communities across depth in the central Indian Ocean. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Coral reefs and their fish communities below scuba diving depth (>30 m), in mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) (∼30–150 m), in rariphotic (150–300 m), and in upper bathyal waters (300–500 m) are often underexplored, especially in the Indian Ocean.
Stefanoudis PV +12 more
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Genus-Scale Taxonomic Resolution Is Appropriate to Study Coral Demographics: A Case Study With <i>Pocillopora</i>. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe propose that the appropriate taxonomic resolution should be defined according to the ecological question. Results from our targeted coral population confirm that generalisation at higher taxonomic level provides sufficient demographic information to investigate population and community dynamics and can potentially be used in other comparable systems.
Hsiao WV, Denis V, De Palmas S, Beger M.
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Fungi associated with mesophotic macroalgae from the ‘Au‘au Channel, west Maui are differentiated by host and overlap terrestrial communities [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Mesophotic coral ecosystems are an almost entirely unexplored and undocumented environment that likely contains vast reservoirs of undescribed biodiversity.
Benjamin J. Wainwright +5 more
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Offshore Neopycnodonte oyster reefs in the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
, 2020 © The Author(s), 2020. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Angeletti, L., & Taviani, M. Offshore Neopycnodonte oyster reefs in the Mediterranean Sea. Diversity,
Angeletti, Lorenzo, Taviani, Marco
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Defining ecological roles of sharks on coral reefs. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT Sharks have often been perceived to play a critical role in the dynamics of coral reef ecosystems globally. Yet, there is relatively little evidence to support this idea across all but a limited set of species and contexts. Research on the roles and importance of reef sharks has been complicated by logistical challenges in collecting data on ...
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Why do mesophotic coral ecosystems have to be protected? [PDF]
Science of The Total Environment, 2020 Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs; ~30-150 m depth) are among the most biologically diverse and least protected ecosystems in the world's oceans. However, discussions regarding the conservation of these unique ecosystems are scarce. To address this issue, we identified the features of MCEs that demonstrate they should be considered as a global ...
Soares, Marcelo de Oliveira +6 more
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