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Coral Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem: Conservation Status, Challenges, and Opportunities

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
The importance of coral reefs (CR) within marine ecosystems has become widely recognized. Although shallow CR are not as abundant in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) as in other areas such as the Caribbean, their uniqueness, singularity, isolation, and ...
Diego L. Gil-Agudelo, Carlos E. Cintra-Buenrostro, Jorge Brenner, Patricia González-Díaz, William Kiene, Caitlin Lustic, Horacio Pérez-España   +6 more
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Assessing population changes of historically overexploited black corals (Order: Antipatharia) in Cozumel, Mexico [PDF]

PeerJ, 2018
Black corals (Antipatharians) are crucial structural and ecological components of many mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs; reefs 30–150 m depth). In Mexico, black corals are harvested for the jewellery industry, which has historically led to population ...
Erika Gress, Dominic A. Andradi-Brown
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Calcification and trophic responses of mesophotic reefs to carbonate chemistry variability

Frontiers in Marine Science
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are extensions of adjacent shallow water coral reefs. Accessibility to these ecosystems is challenging due to their depth limits (~ 30 – 150 m) and as a result, scientific knowledge of these reef systems is limited.
Timothy J. Noyes, Timothy J. Noyes, Rebecca Garley, Nicholas R. Bates   +3 more
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Sponge abundance and diversity patterns in the shallow and mesophotic reefs of the northern Red Sea

Frontiers in Marine Science
Accumulating data on the increasing degradation of coral reefs worldwide has led to a focus on the unique mesophotic coral ecosystem (MCE) as a potential refuge for threatened shallow-water species (i.e., the deep reef refugia hypothesis: DRRH).
Lilach Raijman-Nagar, Liron Goren, Liron Goren, Sigal Shefer, Sigal Shefer, Micha Ilan   +5 more
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Novel Gene Clusters for Secondary Metabolite Synthesis in Mesophotic Sponge-Associated Bacteria. [PDF]

Microb Biotechnol
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) host a diverse array of sponge species, which represent a promising source of bioactive compounds. Increasing evidence suggests that sponge‐associated bacteria may be the primary producers of these compounds.
Chen N, Liu L, Wang J, Mao D, Lu H, Shishido TK, Zhi S, Chen H, He S.   +8 more
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Plectranthias ahiahiata, a new species of perchlet from a mesophotic ecosystem at Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae)

ZooKeys, 2018
A new species of the perchlet genus Plectranthias is herein described from a single specimen found at Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific. Plectranthias ahiahiata sp. n.
Bart Shepherd, Tyler Phelps, Hudson T. Pinheiro, Alejandro Pérez-Matus, Luiz A. Rocha   +4 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Callogorgia cf. gracilis (Octocorallia: Calcaxonia: Primnoidae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
We report the first complete mitochondrial genome of Callogorgia. Callogorgia cf. gracilis isolate DFH32_518B was collected by a remotely operated vehicle at 98 m on McGrail Bank (27.9840725°N, 92.604242°W). The complete mitogenome is 18,937 bp (27.8% A,
Erin E. Easton, David Hicks
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Depth-dependent effects of culling—do mesophotic lionfish populations undermine current management? [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2017
Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) have spread widely across the western Atlantic and are recognized as a major threat to native marine biodiversity. Although lionfish inhabit both shallow reefs and mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs; reefs
Dominic A. Andradi-Brown, Rachel Grey, Alicia Hendrix, Drew Hitchner, Christina L. Hunt, Erika Gress, Konrad Madej, Rachel L. Parry, Catriona Régnier-McKellar, Owen P. Jones, María Arteaga, Andrea P. Izaguirre, Alex D. Rogers, Dan A. Exton   +13 more
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Illuminating Deep Reef Refugia: Horizontal and Vertical Genomic Connectivity of Seriatopora hystrix in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 10, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Shallow coral reefs are under threat from anthropogenic stress and climate change. Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs), found in deeper, cooler and less impacted waters, are proposed as potential refugia or larval sources for shallow reefs. However, this hypothesis of such deep‐reef refugia is now controversial because their effectiveness is ...
Kenji Takata, Yuji Narita, Nanami Noguchi, Satoshi Nagai, Taisei Kikuchi, Yoshihisa Suyama, Frederic Sinniger, Saki Harii, Nina Yasuda   +8 more
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Mesophotic Reefs of the Largest Brazilian Coastal Protected Area: Mapping, Characterization and Biodiversity

Diversity, 2022
Mesophotic reefs are poorly known worldwide despite their great ecological relevance and management importance for coral reef conservation strategies. To aid in filling this gap, we conducted a pioneering, large-scale survey, covering a total of around ...
Pedro H. C. Pereira, Gislaine V. Lima, Julia C. Araujo, Erandy Gomes, Luís G. F. Côrtes, Antonio V. Pontes, Radharanne Recinos, Andrei Cardoso, José C. Seoane, Camila C. P. Brito   +9 more
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