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Assessment of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem Connectivity for Proposed Expansion of a Marine Sanctuary in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico: Larval Dynamics

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018
In coral reef ecosystems, mesophotic coral habitat (>30 m to the end of the photic zone) are extensions of shallow reefs and contribute to the persistence of coral reef populations.
Lysel Garavelli, Lysel Garavelli, Michael S. Studivan, Joshua D. Voss, Alyson Kuba, Alyson Kuba, Joana Figueiredo, Laurent M. Chérubin   +7 more
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High Meiofaunal and Nematodes Diversity around Mesophotic Coral Oases in the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]

, 2013
Although the mesophotic zone of the Mediterranean Sea has been poorly investigated, there is an increasing awareness about its ecological importance for its biodiversity, as fish nursery and for the recruitment of shallow water species.
Bianchelli S, Canese S, Danovaro R, Greco S, Pusceddu A   +4 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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Red coral extinction risk enhanced by ocean acidification [PDF]

, 2013
The red coral Corallium rubrum is a habitat-forming species with a prominent and structural role in mesophotic habitats, which sustains biodiversity hotspots.
Bianchelli S, Cardini U, Cerrano C, Corinaldesi C, Danovaro R, Pusceddu A   +5 more
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Deep thinking: a systematic review of mesophotic coral ecosystems [PDF]

ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2017
Abstract Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) occur at depths beyond those typically associated with coral reefs. Significant logistical challenges associated with data collection in deep water have resulted in a limited understanding of the ecological relevance of these deeper coral ecosystems.
Joseph A Turner, Russell C Babcock, Renae Hovey, Gary A Kendrick   +3 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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Ecological insights from environmental disturbances in mesophotic coral ecosystems [PDF]

Ecosphere, 2019
AbstractMesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) have historically been considered more stable than shallow reefs and thus suggested to provide refuge to coral reef communities against natural and anthropogenic impacts. Despite this assumption, a growing body of literature has shown that deep reefs are not immune to natural disturbance. Here, based on our in 
Pinheiro, Hudson T., Eyal, Gal, Shepherd, Bart, Rocha, Luiz A.   +3 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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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
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