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The oldest "brown mesophotic" coral-stromatoporoid ecosystem from the Silurian of Gotland was functionally similar to modern turbid reefs. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Coral reefs generally thrive under high light conditions. As light decreases with depth, corals may adapt their morphology to optimise light capture.
Zapalski MK, Król JJ, Łuczyński P, Skompski S, Berkowski B, Morgan K.   +5 more
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Conventional and technical diving surveys reveal elevated biomass and differing fish community composition from shallow and upper mesophotic zones of a remote United States coral reef.

PLoS ONE, 2017
The world's coral reefs appear to be in a global decline, yet most previous research on coral reefs has taken place at depths shallower than 30 m. Mesophotic coral ecosystem (depths deeper than ~30 m) studies have revealed extensive, productive habitats ...
Roldan C Muñoz, Christine A Buckel, Paula E Whitfield, Shay Viehman, Randy Clark, J Christopher Taylor, Brian P Degan, Emma L Hickerson   +7 more
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A systematic review on the anthropogenic stressors on sessile benthic mesophotic reef communities: implications for temperate reef management in Australia

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Temperate rocky reefs are complex habitats that support high levels of biodiversity and productivity. However, the sessile benthic communities attached to these reefs are vulnerable to climate change and local human impacts due to their limited capacity ...
Rachel H. X. Wong, Jacquomo Monk, Nicholas R. Perkins, Neville S. Barrett   +3 more
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Adaptive strategies of Caribbean sponge holobionts beyond the mesophotic zone. [PDF]

Microbiome
Background Marine sponges and their microbiomes function together as holobionts, playing essential roles in ecosystem dynamics and exhibiting remarkable adaptability across depth gradients.
Paix B, Thivet A, Domingos C, Erol Ö, van der Windt N, Choi YH, de Voogd NJ.   +6 more
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Isolation of an Extract from the Soft Coral Symbiotic Microorganism Salinispora arenicola Exerting Cytoprotective and Anti-Aging Effects

Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2021
Cells have developed a highly integrated system responsible for proteome stability, namely the proteostasis network (PN). As loss of proteostasis is a hallmark of aging and age-related diseases, the activation of PN modules can likely extend healthspan ...
Xanthippi P. Louka, Aimilia D. Sklirou, Géraldine Le Goff, Philippe Lopes, Eleni-Dimitra Papanagnou, Maria S. Manola, Yehuda Benayahu, Jamal Ouazzani, Ioannis P. Trougakos   +8 more
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Depth and benthic habitat influence shallow and mesophotic predatory fishes on a remote, high-latitude coral reef.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Predatory fishes on coral reefs continue to decline globally despite playing key roles in ecosystem functioning. Remote atolls and platform reefs provide potential refugia for predator populations, but quantitative information on their spatial ...
Kristy Brown, Jacquomo Monk, Joel Williams, Andrew Carroll, David Harasti, Neville Barrett   +5 more
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Unexplored Refugia with High Cover of Scleractinian Leptoseris spp. and Hydrocorals Stylaster flabelliformis at Lower Mesophotic Depths (75–100 m) on Lava Flows at Reunion Island (Southwestern Indian Ocean)

Diversity, 2021
Despite increased attention over the last decade on Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) [...]
Ludovic Hoarau, Héloïse Rouzé, Émilie Boissin, Nicole Gravier-Bonnet, Patrick Plantard, Camille Loisil, Lionel Bigot, Pascale Chabanet, Priscille Labarrère, Lucie Penin, Mehdi Adjeroud, Thierry Mulochau   +11 more
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Fine‐scale structure among mesophotic populations of the great star coral Montastraea cavernosa revealed by SNP genotyping

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Mesophotic reefs (30‐150 m) have been proposed as potential refugia that facilitate the recovery of degraded shallow reefs following acute disturbances such as coral bleaching and disease.
Crawford Drury, Rocío Pérez Portela, Xaymara M. Serrano, Marjorie Oleksiak, Andrew C. Baker   +4 more
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Search for mesophotic octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) and their phylogeny. II. A new zooxanthellate species from Eilat, northern Red Sea

ZooKeys, 2017
An octocoral survey conducted in the mesophotic coral ecosystem (MCE) of Eilat (Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea) yielded a new species of the speciose reef-dwelling genus Sinularia.
Yehuda Benayahu, Catherine S. McFadden, Erez Shoham, Leen P. van Ofwegen   +3 more
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Investigation into the Presence of Symbiodiniaceae in Antipatharians (Black Corals)

Oceans, 2021
Here, we report a new broad approach to investigating the presence and density of Symbiodiniaceae cells in corals of the order Antipatharia subclass Hexacorallia, commonly known as black corals.
Erika Gress, Igor Eeckhaut, Mathilde Godefroid, Philippe Dubois, Jonathan Richir, Lucas Terrana   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source